CafeLitt 144: Horror Cinema!
Thu 29 Oct 2009, 19:00, by Bardia Saadi-Nejad, at Bistro Burritoville:3rd floor, 2055 Rue Bishop, Montreal,QC (Map)
This Thursday "Cafelitt" would like to invite you to attend a Halloween Party, while Bardia Saadi-nejad is the presenter, talking on Horror Cinema! Following the theme of his first talk at Cafelitt on Expressionism in 1920's German Cinema Bardia fallows the road towards Horror movies as a genre, mostly shaped in Hollywood, film aesthetics and cinematic rules of the genre. In the meantime we're going to have a party, where we encourage all the participants to wear a costume even if it's the simplest one such as a mask or a hat. after the talk we continue socialising and having fun. Please support us with your presence.... more >>
CafeCinema 14: Silence(Sokut): Mohsen MakhmalBaf
Sun 25 Oct 2009, 18:00, by Gilda Boffa, at Visual Arts:1395 Rene Levesque West, Montreal (Map)
Dear Cinephiles/ Colleagues/ Friends, Following the monthly video screening sessions of "Café Cinema", which has been focused on Iranian film history in a twelve session program, the 10th monthly video screening will present "The Silence", a prominent film from "Mohsen Makhmalbaf", Director of distinguished films as the likes of Safar e Ghandehar (aka Kandahar, International/English title) (2001), Gabbeh (1996), Nassereddin Shah, Actor-e Cinema (aka Once Upon a Time, Cinema) (1992), The Cyclist (1987) Gilda Boffa is a recent graduate of the masters program in Film Studies at Concordia University. She wrote her thesis about the influence of Persian mystical thought and... more >>
CafeLitt 143: Gilan Architecture
Thu 22 Oct 2009, 19:00, by Ehsan Daneshyar, at Bistro Burritoville:3rd floor, 2055 Rue Bishop, Montreal,QC (Map)
In this session, Ehsan Daneshyar, PhD Student of Architecture, will talk about the Gilan , in north of Iran, Architecture. He will talk about the role of the climate, financial and social issues on the architecture of this provience and continue with their building procedures. He will also give some hints on Modern architecture of Gilan. در این جلسه در مورد معماری مسکونی گیلان که به معماری گیاهی نیز مشهور است می پردازیم. در مقدمه در مورد تاثیرات شرایط اقلیمی ، اقتصادی و تاملات اجتماعی بر مسکن این ناحیه صحبت خواهیم کرد و در ادامه نحوه ساخت گالی پوش خانه... more >>
CafeLitt 142: Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907
Thu 15 Oct 2009, 19:00, by Dr. SaadiNejad, at GSA House: 2030 Mackay,Montreal, QC (Map)
The Anglo-Russian Entente or the Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907 was an accord signed on 31 August 1907 in St. Petersburg by Count Alexander Izvolsky, Foreign Minister of the Russian Empire, and Sir Arthur Nicolson, Britain's ambassador in Russia.The convention capped off several decades of the Great Game between the two powers. It defined their respective spheres of influence in Persia, Afghanistan, and Tibet. Persia was divided into three zones: a British zone in the south, a Russian zone in the north, and a narrow neutral zone serving as buffer in between. در حالی که جنبش مشروطه در ایران در دوران مظفرالدین شاه و محمدعلی شاه در جریان بود،... more >>
CafePhilo 3: Rationalism II
Wed 14 Oct 2009, 20:30, by CafePhilo, at Cafe Linda:1909 Rue Ste-Catherine Ouest,Montreal (Map)
Descartes and ethics, Spinoza and politics, ...... more >>
CafeLitt 141: سوء تفاهم
Thu 8 Oct 2009, 19:00, by Dr. Mohsen Hafezian, at GSA House: 2030 Mackay,Montreal, QC (Map)
مقولۀ «سوء تفاهم» مقوله ای ناآشنا در گفتار و در کردار اجتماعی نیست. بررسی زبانشناسانۀ این مقوله زمینۀ سخنرانی کوتاهم خواهد بود. در این باره به سه سازۀ بنیادی گفتار یعنی «گوینده - نویسنده»، «دستگاه زبانی» و جایگاه «شنونده- خواننده» خواهم پرداخت و نقش عنصر «متن» که گفتار را در چنبرۀ خویش دارد را هم مورد گفتگو قرار خواهم داد. روند برآمد «سوء تفاهم» در عرصۀ گسترده تری البته مقولۀ «تفسیر» را نیز در بر می گیرد و ترجمانش می شود شر ضروری تقابل دیدگاههای مفسرین. محور بنیادی این سخنرانی نشان دادن سازوکار زبانی مقولۀ «سوء تفاهم» است.... more >>
BookClub 4: A Mercy by Toni Morrison
Sun 4 Oct 2009, 18:00, by , at Cafe Linda:1909 Rue Ste-Catherine Ouest,Montreal (Map)
For next session of book club we will discuss a novel by Toni Morrison (A Mercy). This novel is first published in 2008. The New York Times Book Review has chosen this book as The 10 best books of 2008.Toni Morrison, the author of this book is a Noble prize winner American author, editor, and professor. Her novels are known for their epic themes, vivid dialogue, and richly detailed black characters.Other works by this author are:The Bluest EyeSong of SolomonBeloved winner of Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1988.Toni Morrison has won many prizes such as Noble prize for literature 1993,... more >>
CafeLitt 140: Music production softwares/Digital Recording
Thu 1 Oct 2009, 19:00, by Behrooz Shad Far, at Press Cafe: (Map)
This presentation is a chance for the audience to become familiar with the concepts and basic features of the programs that are widely used for music production in home studios and professional studios. The three programs that will be introduced are Adobe Audition, Reason 3, and Live 7. Adobe Audition, one of the programs that offers a very simple looking environment and is one of the easiest steps towards working with music production softwares. Reason 3, a product of Propellerhead corp. is one of the most widely used and most respected softwares when it comes to creating electronic/digital music. Reason... more >>
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