CafeLitt 139: Reformation and Tudor England
Thu 24 Sep 2009, 19:00, by Dr. Shahdad Heydari, at Bistro Oxford :2170 Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest, Montreal (Map)
The Tudors were one of the most famous families ever to rule England. They were in power from 1485, when King Henry the VII took the throne until Queen Elizabeth I died without an heir in 1603. The Tudor dynasty was marked by Henry the VIII's break with papacy in Rome (1534) and the beginning of English reformation, which after turns and trials, culminated in the establishment of the Anglican church under Elizabeth I. The period witnessed the high point of the English renaissance. In this presentation we shall review the lives and times of these colorful people and the... more >>
CafeLitt 138: کوششی برای یافتن مفهوم فرهنگ 2
Thu 17 Sep 2009, 19:00, by Farhad Daftari, at Bistro Oxford :2170 Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest, Montreal (Map)
کوششی برای یافتن مفهوم فرهنگ: جلسه دوم ۱-انگیزههای آغازین؛ اشاره به کاربست های جاری واژه فرهنگ، با معنی گوناگون و در زمینههای متفاوت، ۲-روش مطالعه؛ به روش افتراقی است، به این معنی که چه چیزهایی چرا "فرهنگ" نیستند، هر چند که در فرایند توسعه و شگل گیری فرهنگ میتوانند نقش داشته باشند، ۳-بر شماری مشخصات خاص فرهنگ مستقل از خصوصیات اجزائ آن، این بخش در واقع حاصل استنتاجهای مبحث قبل میباشد که منتهی به پیشنهاد تعریفی مقدماتی از مفهوم فرهنگ میگردد.We have gathered both sessions of talk in one video. Part 1-7 is the first session and part 8-15 is the second... more >>
CafeLitt 137: Armies of Ancient Iran
Thu 10 Sep 2009, 19:00, by Yusef Amiri, at Bistro Oxford :2170 Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest, Montreal (Map)
Iranians were a major 'superpower' (and sometimes the superpower) in the ancient world for about 12 centuries. One of the main instruments for this supremacy was their armies and they maintained this upper hand through continuous development and improvement of weapons, tactics and organization. In this talk we review Armies of Ancient Iran and give brief information about these developments, along with the major events and their impact on Iran armies. These events include Greco-Persian wars, Alexander invasion, Parthian and Sassanian wars with Rome and finally the collapse of Sassanians. Of course, after the advent of Islam up to present... more >>
CafeLitt 136: Hafiz, the Histoical memory of Iran
Thu 3 Sep 2009, 19:00, by Nemat Azarm, at Bistro Oxford :2170 Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest, Montreal (Map)
نعمت ميرزازاده آزرم در اول اسفند 1317 خورشيدی برابر بيستم فوريه 1939 در مشهد زاده شده. ربان و ادبيات فارسی و علوم اجتماعی را - در راستای گذرانی آرمانی و توفانی - تحصيل و تحقيق و تدريس کرده و دوره ی دکترای مردم شناسی و جامعه شناسی سياسی را در دانشگاه پاريس گذرانده است . فعاليت های فرهنگی اش از 1340 برابر با 1962 با خراسان ادبی و ماهنامه ی هيرمند در مشهد آغاز شده و برآيند آن تا کنون افزون بر نوشتارهای پژوهشی در گستره ی فرهنگ و ادب فارسی 16 مجموعه شعر است نعمت آزرم از اعضای موسس... more >>
CafePhilo 2: Rationalism
Wed 2 Sep 2009, 20:30, by CafePhilo, at Cafe Linda:1909 Rue Ste-Catherine Ouest,Montreal (Map)
Descartes Leibniz Spinoza... more >>
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