CafeLitt 122: Sharkwater
Thu 28 May 2009, 19:00, by Negar Ghadimi & Dr. Shahin Zanganeh Pour, at stewart: 1205 Dr. Penfield Avenue,Montreal (Map)
For filmmaker Rob Stewart, exploring sharks began as an underwater adventure. What it turned into was a beautiful and dangerous life journey into the balance of life on earth.Driven by passion fed from a lifelong fascination with sharks, Stewart debunks historical stereotypes and media depictions of sharks as bloodthirsty, man-eating monsters and reveals the reality of sharks as pillars in the evolution of the seas.Filmed in visually stunning, high definition video, Sharkwater takes you into the most shark rich waters of the world, exposing the exploitation and corruption surrounding the world's shark populations in the marine reserves of Cocos Island,... more >>
CafeLitt 121: Modern Architecture in Iran
Thu 21 May 2009, 19:00, by Nima Razavi, at UQAM:315 Sainte-Catherine Est,Montreal (Map)
Modernism is one of the most important architectural movements of the last century. However, in comparison to the Western World, this movement occurred with a notable delay in Iran. Although, the Modern Movement in Iran started in the Qajar era, it did not reach its peak until during the first and second Pahlavi eras. Establishment of the Faculty of Fine Arts in University of Tehran in 1941 had a remarkable impact on this movement in Iran. The graduates of the University of Tehran and those from the European Universities also played important roles. This presentation is a brief overview of... more >>
CafeLitt 120: Live with Doctors without border
Thu 14 May 2009, 19:00, by Dr. Babak Abbaszadeh, at UQAM:315 Sainte-Catherine Est,Montreal (Map)
This week Dr. Babak Abbaszadeh will talk about the Medcines Sans Frontier (Doctors Without Border). He will give a brief history of MSF and talk about the challenges of some of the projects that he was involved in them (e.g. Afghnistan 2002, Georgia 2003, Abkhazia and chechenia (Pankisi Valley) 2003, Ethiopia 2004, Myanmar (Burma) 2005, South Cucasus 2006-2007 ).... more >>
CafeLitt 119: Iranian Contemporary Art, A Ship without a Captain!
Thu 7 May 2009, 19:00, by Bardia Sadi nejad, at GSA House: 2030 Mackay,Montreal, QC (Map)
An investigation on the Roots of Iranian modern art: Painting, Photography, Video/installation art and Cinema, through the influential Circumstances in late 19th and 20's Century. هنر معاصر ایران، کشتی بی ناخدا! جستار/گفتاری در هزارتوی ریشههای هنر روز ایران: نقاشی، عکاسی، ویدئو/چیدمان هنری و سینما، از میان پیچاپیچ چالشها و تنشهای چشمگیر تاریخی سده ۱۹ و سده ۲۰ تا به امروز. Mythological Themes in Iranian Culture and Art این است سرگرمی ... more >>
BookClub 2: The Great Gatsby
Sun 3 May 2009, 17:00, by Ehsan Daneshyar, at Cafe Linda:1909 Rue Ste-Catherine Ouest,Montreal (Map)
The next book for reading in our BookClub is one of the classic novels, The Great Gatsby by the American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald and we will all discuss the book.... more >>
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