Contemporary Iranian Cinema for Advanced Speakers of Persian [PERS_V 401]

[PERS_V 401] Contemporary Iranian Cinema for Advanced Speakers of Persian

Course Overview

PERS 401 is a content-based course designed for advanced speakers of Persian, offering a unique opportunity to explore Iranian cinema through the Persian language. The course uses films as a rich and engaging medium to examine a range of socio-political and cultural issues that have shaped contemporary Iranian society. 

Course Details

Duration: 3 hours a week 

Mon-Wed | 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | 2025-01-06

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: Either of the following 

  • PERS_V 301
  • PERS_V 310
  • Finished Highschool in Iran  
  • The Permission of the instructor

Instructor

Hessam Dehghani

About Hessam: Hessam Dehghani is an educator with dual PhDs: one in Linguistics from Allameh Tabatabai University (2011) and another in Philosophy from Boston College (2019). Read more

Introduction Video

Key Topics

  • Otherness in Persianate Cinema
  • Hope in Iranian Cinema
  • Advanced Reading and Writing in Persian

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