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18 ANNUAL DRS FEREIDOUN AND KATHARINE MIRHADY
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ENDOWED LECTURE IN IRANIAN STUDIES
THE POLITICS OF PARODY:
A CONVERSATION WITH
Vol. 27 / No. 1593 - Friday, Feb. 28, 2020 HADI KHORSANDI AND
DR. MOSTAFA ABEDINIFARD
MODERATED BY DR. DANIEL AHADI
(SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION)
1398 اسفند 9 هعمج - 1593 هرامش / 27 لان SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 2020 • 2:00 PM
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY, VANCOUVER CAMPUS
(FLETCHER CHALLENGE THEATRE, HCC 1900)
515 WEST HASTINGS STREET, VANCOUVER BC
Hadi Khorsandi is a renowned Iranian poet and satirist. For decades he has
moved worldwide audiences to laugh and ponder the social, cultural, and
political challenges they face. He is the author of several books including The
Suspect Diaries of Alam(2018), a parody of the Diaries of Alam and the legacy
of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. He will talk about his life’s work and his latest
book project, which turns to the counsel of Ruhollah Khomeini.
Dr. Mostafa Abedinifard (Department of Asian Studies, UBC) is an expert on
satire in modern Iran.
Book purchase (cash) and author signing available
www.sfu.ca/history/events
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