CafeLitt 55: All the Shah's Men II

Fri 25 Jan 2008, 14:29, by , at Cafe Linda:1909 Rue Ste-Catherine Ouest,Montreal (Map)
Subject : All the Shah's Men : An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror written by Stephen KinzerPresented by: Iman dayarianDate: 31 Jan 2008we continued the book of previous session more focused on Nationalization of the Oil. The discussion were whole the subject of Mosaddegh and if he have made any mistake.... more >>

CafeLitt 54: All the Shah's men I

Fri 18 Jan 2008, 14:20, by , at Cafe Linda:1909 Rue Ste-Catherine Ouest,Montreal (Map)
Subject : All the Shah's Men : An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror written by Stephen KinzerPresented by: Iman dayarianDate: 24 Jan 2008Iman have talked about the history of oil in Iran andand he continued till the beginning of Mossadegh prime ministry.Because of the lack of time we will continue the subject next week.... more >>

CafeLitt 53: 1st. ANNIVERSARY

Mon 14 Jan 2008, 16:11, by , at Cafe Linda:1909 Rue Ste-Catherine Ouest,Montreal (Map)
Subject: Café Littéraire (ANNIVERSARY )Date: 17 Jan 2008Presented by :Café LittéraireIn our first anniversary of Café Littéraire we have talked about the History and origin of such a Cafes in the World andIran and have discussed about the weaknesses and strengths of our group. We continued the celebration session in a Bar.... more >>

CafeCinema 1: A Woman Under the Influence

Wed 9 Jan 2008, 18:50, by , at Cafe Linda:1909 Rue Ste-Catherine Ouest,Montreal (Map)
A Woman Under the Influence (1974 ) by John CassavetesIntroduction by: Khatereh KhodaeiDate: Sunday 13th Jan. 2008Time: 14:30A Woman Under the Influence (1974) is a film written and directed by John Cassavetes. It tells the story of a young wife and mother's uninhibited, erratic, psychotic behavior which leads her violent, confused husband to commit her for psychiatric treatment, leaving the family even more dysfunctional than before. The film stars Peter Falk, Gena Rowlands, Fred Draper, Lady Rowlands, Katherine Cassavetes, Matthew Laborteaux, Matthew Cassel and Christina Grisanti.... more >>

CafeLitt 52: Michel Foucault

Mon 7 Jan 2008, 14:33, by , at Cafe Linda:1909 Rue Ste-Catherine Ouest,Montreal (Map)
Subject: Michel FoucaultDate: Thursday 10 Jan 2008Presented by: Khatereh KhodaeiKhatereh talked about Foucault biography and she explained one his famous terms, Biopower, and we discussed about the concept afterward.... 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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