CafeLitt 24: Fashion

Thu 28 Jun 2007, 17:44, by , at Cafe Linda:1909 Rue Ste-Catherine Ouest,Montreal (Map)
Subject: FashionPresented by: Hoda MotaghiDate: 28 Jun. 2007The history of Fashion were presented and the necessity and philosophies behind it were discussed.... more >>

CafeLitt 23: Pablo Neruda

Thu 21 Jun 2007, 17:43, by , at Cafe Linda:1909 Rue Ste-Catherine Ouest,Montreal (Map)
Subject: Pablo NerudaPresented by: Mehdi KeshtkarDate:21 Jun. 2007Ricardo Eliecer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto, pennamed PABLO NERUDA was the noble winner for literature in 1971. In this session Neruda's biography was reviewed. The Colombian novelist novelist Gabriel García Márquez has called him "the greatest poet of the 20th century in any language"...We read some of his poems. But the discussing point of our session was the weakness in translation from original language to destination language, specially when we face poems.... more >>

CafeLitt 22: Iran history of Cinema

Thu 14 Jun 2007, 17:43, by , at Cafe Linda:1909 Rue Ste-Catherine Ouest,Montreal (Map)
Subject: Iran history of CinemaPresented by: Khatereh KhodayiDate:14 Jun. 2007History of the cinema in Iran were studied according to thebook " Iranian cinema" by Hamid Reza Sadr... more >>

CafeLitt 21: Best movies of the Cinema

Thu 7 Jun 2007, 17:42, by , at Cafe Linda:1909 Rue Ste-Catherine Ouest,Montreal (Map)
Subject: Best movies of the CinemaPresented by: Forough EnsandoustDate: 7 Jun 2007... more >>

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About us

CaféLitt is not a place; it is a gathering of minds. We are a group of mostly Persian young students, scholars and professionals who gather every Thursday evening around 19h00 to discuss various subjects and share different ideas, ranging vastly from history to science, from literature to fine arts. We started these gatherings on Jan 17th, 2006 with 5 people and have reached an average weekly audience of about 40 people. Each week, one of us takes the responsibility of presenting a topic for about an hour in a subject s/he is intimately familiar with or has an expertise in. Afterwards, the evening turns into a discussion forum and all members of the audience will have an opportunity to ask their question(s) and share their points of view.

Some new and exciting ideas were born out of CaféLitt sessions. We have started a series of monthly meetings called CaféCinema during which a movie is presented and discussed in some detail afterward. This year's program of CaféCinema revolves around the history of Iranian cinema. Some Cinema students hold these sessions (mainly conducted in English) on the last Sunday of each month.

Likewise, CaféLitt BookClub is an activity where people who like books decide to read a book each month and discuss it during a cozy Café session on the second Sunday of every month.

CaféTheatre is a series of semi-rehearsed sessions in which we select a play, divide the roles among different people and read the play from the text in front of an audience. Similar to other CaféLitt sessions, each CaféTheatre session will end with a discussion of that day's play.  

CaféScience and CaféPhilo are our plans for near future. The purpose of CaféScience is to provide a forum for the public discussion and understanding of all scientific findings and ideas, with an emphasis on new, interesting and publicly relevant topics. During CaféPhilo sessions, we will talk about philosophy, its history and all its related aspects.

CaféLitt is pen to all comments, suggestion and new ideas. CaféLitt provides an unparalleled opportunity for learning about culture, science and philosophy in a relaxed and friendly environment, and for sharing your knowledge and expertise with like-minded members of your community.

CafeLitt is a nonpartisan, nonreligious and nonpolitical entity.


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