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Molla Nasreddin of Tiflis and the Transnational Diasporic Milieu that Gave Birth to It, 1906-1931

UBC Asian Studies
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@UBC Asian Studies The Department of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia presents the Alireza Ahmadian Lectures in Iranian and Persianate Studies (Winter and Spring 2022 series). This presentation: "Molla Nasreddin of Tiflis and the Transnational Diasporic Milieu that Gave Birth to It, 1906-1931" was delivered via Zoom on March 5, 2022, featuring guest speaker Janet Afary (PhD, Professor and Mellichamp Chair in Global Religion, UC Santa Barbara) and discussant Hasan Javadi (PhD, Retired Academic, University of California, Berkeley). In the early 20th century, a group of artists and intellectuals in Transcaucasia reinterpreted a Middle Eastern trickster figure to construct a reformist and anti-colonial Muslim discourse with a strong emphasis on social and political reforms. Using folklore, visual art, and satire, their periodical Mollā Nasreddin reached tens of thousands of people in the Muslim world, impacting the thinking of …...more
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Molla Nasreddin of Tiflis and the Transnational Diasporic Milieu that Gave Birth to It, 1906-1931
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2022Mar 14
@UBC Asian Studies The Department of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia presents the Alireza Ahmadian Lectures in Iranian and Persianate Studies (Winter and Spring 2022 series). This presentation: "Molla Nasreddin of Tiflis and the Transnational Diasporic Milieu that Gave Birth to It, 1906-1931" was delivered via Zoom on March 5, 2022, featuring guest speaker Janet Afary (PhD, Professor and Mellichamp Chair in Global Religion, UC Santa Barbara) and discussant Hasan Javadi (PhD, Retired Academic, University of California, Berkeley). In the early 20th century, a group of artists and intellectuals in Transcaucasia reinterpreted a Middle Eastern trickster figure to construct a reformist and anti-colonial Muslim discourse with a strong emphasis on social and political reforms. Using folklore, visual art, and satire, their periodical Mollā Nasreddin reached tens of thousands of people in the Muslim world, impacting the thinking of a generation. About the Alireza Ahmadian Lectures in Iranian and Persianate Studies: Alireza Ahmadian (1981 – 2019) was an enthusiastic researcher, a consummate socio-political analyst, and an opinion leader on foreign policy who nurtured the virtues of diplomatic dialogue and liberal democracy. Alireza was a proud and devoted UBC alumnus, supporter of UBC’s Asian Studies department, and beloved member of Canadian-Iranian Community. UBC’s Asian Studies department renamed this lecture series in his honour in 2019. Alireza’s friends in the community have provided funding to support this series, and this generous gift will see these important academic and community engagement events supported through to the end of the 2025/2026 academic year. To access the full list of events, visit https://asia.ubc.ca/lecture-series/al...

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