CafeLitt 131: The Clash of Civilizations: Part II
Thu 30 Jul 2009, 19:00, by Hesam Ghasemi, at Bistro Oxford :2170 Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest, Montreal (Map)
"Spurred by modernization, global politics is being reconfigured along cultural lines. Peoples and countries with similar cultures are coming together. Peoples and countries with different cultures are coming apart. Alignments defined by ideology and superpower relations are giving way to alignments defined by culture and civilization. Political boundaries are increasingly redrawn to coincide with cultural ones: ethnic, religious, and civilization. Cultural communities are replacing Gold War blocs, and the fault lines between civilizations are becoming the central lines of conflict in global politics. " Samuel P. Huntington "Sam Huntington, one of the west most eminent political scientist; presents a challenging... more >>
CafeCinema 13: Circle (Dayereh): Jafar Panahi
Sun 26 Jul 2009, 18:00, by Bardia Sa'adi Nejad & Morad Sadeghi, at Visual Arts:1395 Rene Levesque West, Montreal (Map)
Following the monthly video screening sessions of "Cafe Cinema", which has been focused on Iranian film history in a twelve session program, "Iranian Cinema Through the Ages", the 9th monthly video screening will present "Circle (Dayereh)", a film from Jafar Panahi. Note: We had planned to screen "Taste of cherry" in its 9th monthly video screening, and dear professor Peter Rist, the chair of school of cinema at Concordia University, was supposed to be the lecturer. Unfortunately, he is not in Montreal because of summer vacations and we needed to change the screening schedule as we would love to have... more >>
CafeLitt 130: The Clash of Civilizations
Thu 23 Jul 2009, 19:00, by Hesam Ghasemi, at Bistro Oxford :2170 Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest, Montreal (Map)
"Spurred by modernization, global politics is being reconfigured along cultural lines. Peoples and countries with similar cultures are coming together. Peoples and countries with different cultures are coming apart. Alignments defined by ideology and superpower relations are giving way to alignments defined by culture and civilization. Political boundaries are increasingly redrawn to coincide with cultural ones: ethnic, religious, and civilization. Cultural communities are replacing Gold War blocs, and the fault lines between civilizations are becoming the central lines of conflict in global politics. " Samuel P. Huntington "Sam Huntington, one of the west most eminent political scientist; presents a challenging... more >>
CafeLitt 129: Survey of Persian Music
Thu 16 Jul 2009, 19:00, by Saeed Kamjoo, at Bistro Oxford :2170 Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest, Montreal (Map)
In this session Mr. Saeed Kamjoo will briefly talk about a history of music in both Pre-Islamic and Islamic world, and mainly focus on changing the musical system before Safavid.He will discuss about the new modal system during the Qajar court and early Pahlavi. Finally Saeed will try to open the discussion about a music in our socoity and its function today as well.... more >>
CafeLitt 128: Vanishing Stones, Fleeting Shadows
Thu 9 Jul 2009, 20:00, by Ehsan Daneshyar, at Bistro Oxford :2170 Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest, Montreal (Map)
Lying in the Talesh Mountains, the historic community of Masouleh in the province of Gillan dates back a thousand years. This community is an excellent example of how vernacular architecture and local art can significantly contribute to the material culture of both the region and the country as a whole. For centuries, this community has seen merchants and travellers come and go seeking trade opportunities. But a new era is dawning for this community, as its inhabitants' social, economic, and cultural norms change. In this session, the following topics will be discussed: The History of Masouleh The Latest Archaeological Excavation... more >>
CafePhilo 1: Analytic and continental philosophy
Wed 8 Jul 2009, 20:00, by Ali Paknezhad & Shahdad Heydari, at Cafe Linda:1909 Rue Ste-Catherine Ouest,Montreal (Map)
In this session we will an introduction to Analytic and continental philosophy. Ali Paknezhad will cover the overview on analytic philosophy which has been cornerstone of philosophy of science and language and Shahdad Heydari will cover continental philosophy.Continental philosophy is a contested concept which cuts to the heart of the identity of philosophy and its relevance to the matters of public concern and personal life. This presentation attempts to answer the question"What is Continental philosophy" By telling a story that begins with Kant 200 years ago and includes discussions of major philosophers like Nietzsche, Husserl and Heidegger and many more. The... more >>
CafeLitt 127: Human dignity, rights and justice
Thu 2 Jul 2009, 19:00, by Mohammad Larijani, at Cafe Linda:1909 Rue Ste-Catherine Ouest,Montreal (Map)
Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world (first paragraph of preamble of the Universal declaration of Human Rights), I would like to explore the concept of the dignity and rights of human family at the first place and as the second step I am willing to shed light on the concept of justice as one of the three ultimate goals for human society. (the two other ultimate goals are freedom and peace that we will talk... more >>
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