Kamran Talattof

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• Talattof, K. (2024).

  Barkhord-e Modernite, Jensiyat, va Ideology: Zendegi-ye Yek Raqsandeh dar Tahavolat-e Enqelabi (The Netherlands: Iran Academia University Press, 2024).

  . The Hague, the Netherlands: Iran Academia University Press.
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  I edited, revised, and expanded the above book which was originally, translated by Shahram Parestesh  of Modernity, Sexuality, and Ideology in Iran: The Life and Legacy of a Popular Female Artist. I also added a major chapter to the end of the book: The Book's Theoretical Findings and the Content of Women's New Movements. 
• Talattof, K. (2023). Routledge Handbook of Post Classical and Contemporary Persian Literature London: Routledge, forthcoming 2023..
• Talattof, K. (2023). Routledge Handbook of Ancient, Classical and Late Classical Persian Literature London: Routledge, forthcoming 2023.. London: Routledge.
• Talattof, K. (2023). Demystifying the Mystic: Nezami Ganjavi and Classical Persian Literature. New York / London: Palgrave / McMillan.
• Talattof, K. (2020). Zaban. Adab, va Farhang-e Farsi: Barg-haye Taze, Negah-haye No: Translation of formerly published book. Tehran: Nilufar.
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  Translation of Persian Translation of my edited volume: Persian Language, Literature and Culture: New Leaves, Fresh Looks, ed. Kamran Talattof. London: Routledge, 2015. This book has been translated and published in Persian ( (Tehran: Nilufar Publishers, 2020).
• Talattof, K., & Talattof, K. (2019). I Won't Dance for You: A Collection of Shahrzad's Poetry Translation and analysis. Irvine, CA: Mazda Publishers.
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  BOOKI won't dance for you : a collection of Shahrzad's poetryKubrā Saʻīdī author. ; Kamran Talattof translator. ; 2019
• Talattof, K. (2015). Persian Language, Literature and Culture New Leaves, Fresh Looks. London: Routledge.
• Talattof, K. (2015). Siyasat-e Neshtar: Pazhuheshi dar Shir va Dastan-e Moaser (A translated and expanded version of The Politics of Writing in Iran).
• Talattof, K. (2015). Tarikh-e Adabiyat-e Novin-e Farsi dar Iran az Didgah-e Ejtemaie: Jahanbini, Jonbesh, va Namad (Translation of The Politics of Writing in Iran. Tehran: Namak.
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  This is the translation and somewhat expanded version of The Politics of Writing in Iran: A History of Modern Persian Literature. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2000.
• Talattof, K. -. (2011). Modernity, Sexuality, and Ideology in Iran: The Life and Legacy of a Popular Female Artist.
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• Talattof, K. -., & Gohrab, A. S. (2013). Conflict and Development in Iranian Film, ed. A. S. Gohrab and K. Talattof. Leiden: Brill, 2013. Brill.
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  co-edited book
• Talattof, K., & Gohrab, A. (2013). Conflict and Development in Iranian Film. Leiden: Brill.
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  Conflict and Development in Iranian Film, co-edited with Asghar Seyed Gohrab. Leiden: Brill, 2013.
• Talattof, K. -. (2012). Special Issue of Iran Nameh [Love and Gender in Classical Persian Literature] Eshq va Jensiyat dar Dastan-ha-ye Adabiayt-e Kohan,.
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  Iran Nameh originally launched to help keep Iran's cultural traditions alive. It predominantly features articles on contemporary Iranian issues in special issues edited by guest scholars. Concurrently, it continues to provide a forum for original research on Iran's literary and artistic heritage. See printed copy of the Journal.;Your Role: Journal's guest editor;Full Citation: [Love and Gender in Classical Persian Literature] Eshq va Jensiyat dar Dastan-ha-ye Adabiayt-e Kohan, Special Issue of Iran Nameh, 27, 4, 2012.http://irannameh.org/index.php/journal;
• Talattof, K. (2011). Sexuality, Modernity, and Social Discourse: The Life and Legacy of Popular Artists in Twentieth-Century Iran.
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  This Book Has Received the Following Awards: 1. Choice’s Annual Outstanding Academic Titles, 2011 http://lqp.arizona.edu/node/4748 2. The Latifeh Yarshater Book Award (ISIS), co-recipient, 2012 http://iranianstudies.com/awards/latifehYarshater/.
• Talattof, K. -. (2011). Modern Persian Textbooks.
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  ;Full Citation: Revised 4 volumes (intermediate to advanced) and started another two volumes for superior levels. Modern Persian: Spoken and Written (Volume III-VI), Tucson: CERCLL, Bound format, 2010.;
• Talattof, K. -. (2010). Modern Persian Volume 3.
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  This is not an official publication. The book is produced locally for our own students and a select number of other universities. ;Your Role: Author ;Full Citation: Modern Persian: Spoken and Written (Volume III), CERCLL, University of Arizona, 2010. ;
• Talattof, K. -. (2010). Modern Persian Volume 4.
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  This is not an official publication. The book is produced locally for our own students and a select number of other universities. ;Your Role: Author ;Full Citation: Modern Persian: Spoken and Written (Volume IV), CERCLL, University of Arizona, 2010. ;
• Talattof, K. -., Stilo, D., & Clinton, J. (2005). Modern Persian: Spoken and Written (Volume I). Yale University Press.
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  ;Your Role: Co-author ;Full Citation: Modern Persian: Spoken and Written (Volume I), by D. Stilo, K. Talattof, and J. Clinton. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2005. ;
• Talattof, K. -., Stilo, D., & Clinton, J. (2005). Modern Persian: Spoken and Written (Volume II. Yale University Press.
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  ;Your Role: Co-Author;Full Citation: Modern Persian: Spoken and Written (Volume II), by D. Stilo, K. Talattof, and J. Clinton. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2005. ;

Chapters

• Talattof, K. (2024). In Search of Religion and Dantean Moments in “The Story of Mahan” This chapter won a literary award (s2000,00) in a worldwide competition at the University of Oklahoma.. In Nezami Ganjavi and Classical Persian Poetry: Demystifying the Mystic.
• Talattof, K. (2023). "Jami: The Seal of the Great Poets or the Emblem of an Era?". In in Routledge Handbook of Persian Literature London: Routledge, forthcoming 2022.. London: Routledge.
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  "Jami: The Seal of the Great Poets or the Emblem of an Era?" in Routledge Handbook of Persian Literature London: Routledge, forthcoming 2022.
• Talattof, K. (2023). "Persian novel and Postrevolutionary Women Novelists". In Routledge Handbook of Persian Literature. London: Routledge.
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  "Persian novel and Postrevolutionary Women Novelists," in Routledge Handbook of Persian Literature London: Routledge, forthcoming 2022.
• Talattof, K. (2023). History and Categories of Persian Literature: An Introduction. In Routledge Handbook of Persian Literature. London: Routledge.
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  "History and Categories of Persian Literature: An Introduction," in Routledge Handbook of Persian Literature, London: Routledge, forthcoming 2022.
• Talattof, K. (2020). "The Wordsmith: Further Reflection on the Source of Nezami Ganjavi's Creativity". In The Interpretation of Nizami’s Cultural Heritage in the Contemporary Period: Shared Past and Cultural Legacy in the Transition from the Prism of National Literature Criteria(p. 31). Frankfurt: P. Lang. doi:1202149205
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  "Sublime Métier: The Source of Nezami Ganjavi's Ethics" ed., C. van-Ruymbeke ‎and Rahilya Gheybullayeva ‎Collection of Articles on Nezami Ganjavi, (Republic of Azerbaijan: sponsored by Nizami Ganjavi International Center, forthcoming), Accepted.
• Talattof, K. (2018). "Mother of Wine" A translation of Rudaki's "Madar-e May". In Prsian Literature, A. Gohrab, Edited. Washington DC: Mage.
• Talattof, K. (2018). "What Kind of Wine did Rudaki Desire?: Samanids' Search for Cultural and National Identity ". In Persian Literature edited by S.A. Gohrab(pp 127-171). Washington DC: Mage.
• Talattof, K. (2018). Mother of Wine" A translation of Rudaki's "Madar-e May. In Layered Heat: Essays on Persian Poetry.
• Talattof, K. (2018). What Kind of Wine did Rudaki Desire?: Samanids' Search for Cultural and National Identity. In Layered Heat: Essays on Persian Poetry(pp 127-171). Washington: Mage.
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  What Kind of Wine did Rudaki Desire?: Samanids' Search for Cultural and National Identity " In Layered Heat: Essays on Persian Poetry, Edited by A.A. Seyed-Ghorab (Washington: Mage, 2018), pages 127-171
• Talattof, K. -. (2018). "What Kind of Wine did Rudaki Desire?: Samanids' Search for Cultural and National Identity ". In Layered Heart: Essays on Persian Poetry(pp 127-171). Washington DC: Mage.
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  In this book manuscript, I present an interpretive explication of the meanings of the metaphors, symbols, and allegories embedded in the poetry of Rudaki, a 9th century Persian poet of Samarqand (a city now located in the republic of Uzbekistan). In doing so, I read Rudaki's work in the cultural context of the Samanid Period (819-999 CE), a native Persian dynasty of Greater Iran and Central Asia that came to power more than one and half centuries after the invasion of Persia and the collapse of the Sassanid Empire by the Arab Muslim forces in 651 CE. Rudaki (859-940 CE or 248-329 H) is not only the most famous poet of the first half of 10th century Persia, but is also considered the founder of Persian poetry as we know it today. His full name in anthologies and historical books is mentioned as Abu Abdallh Jafar ibn Mohammad Rudaki or more precisely he is Son of Abd Allah Jafar son of Mohammad son of Ḥakim son of Abd al-Raḥman son of Adam; Rudhaki, the Poet of Samarqand. His original name with which he is referred to today might have been pronounced Rudhaki (with an h) meaning "of Rudhak."; Full Citation: The proposal of this project has been submitted to two presses. Brill seems to be interested; 2014?;
• Talattof, K. (2014). "Early Twentieth Century Journals in Iran: Response to Modernity in Literary Reviews". In A History of Persian Literature(p. 50). London: I.B.Tarus.
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  "Early Twentieth Century Journals in Iran: Response to Modernity in Literary Reviews" in Ehsan Yarshater, General Editor, A history of Persian literature, forthcoming.;
• Talattof, K. (2015). "Introduction: Leading literary: on Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak’s Scholarship and Service and about this Collection". In Persian Language, Literature and Culture: New Leaves, Fresh Looks(p. 21). London: Routledge.
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  I wrote an introduction and a chapter for this book, and I edited all the submitted articles.
• Talattof, K. (2015). "Social causes and cultural consequences of replacing Persian with Farsi: what’s in a name?". In Persian Language, Literature and Culture: New Leaves, Fresh Looks(p. 12). London: Routledge.
• Talattof, K. (2015). Early Twentieth-Century Journals in Iran: Response to Modernity in Literary Reviews. In A History of Persian Literature XI(p. 37). London: I.B.Tauris.
• Talattof, K. -. (2011). Early Persian Literary Reviews: Reformist, Universalist, and Inconsistent.
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  "Early Persian Literary Reviews: Reformist, Universalist, and Inconsistent" in The Early Modern Persian Literature, ed. by E. Yarshater (A. S. Gohrab). I.B. Tauris, 2009" Choice Reviews August 2009.;Your Role: Author;
• Talattof, K. (2013). Persian Literature for The Encyclopedia Britannica. In The Encyclopedia Britannica Book of Year.
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  Persian LiteratureThe Encyclopedia Britannica (2012 Book of the Year), Chicago: The Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2013.;Your Role: author;Type of Publication: Encyclopedia Britannica;
• Talattof, K. -. (2013). "Sexuality and Cultural Change: The Presentation of Sex and Gender in Pre and Postrevolutionary Iranian Cinema". In Conflict and Development in Iranian Film. Leiden: Brill.
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  "Sexuality and Cultural Change: The Presentation of Sex and Gender in Pre and Postrevolutionary Iranian Cinema" in Conflict and Development in Iranian Film, Edited by Asghar Seyed Gohrab and Kamran Talattof (Leiden: Brill, 2013).;Your Role: author;
• Talattof, K. -., & Asghar, W. (2013). "Politics and Persistence: The Development of Iranian Film". In Conflict and Development in Iranian Film. Leiden: Brill.
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  "Politics and Persistence: The Development of Iranian Film" with Asghar Seyed Gohrab in Conflict and Development in Iranian Film, Edited by Asghar Seyed Gohrab and Kamran Talattof (Leiden: Brill, 2013).;Your Role: co-author;
• Talattof, K. (2011). Nezami Ganjavi, the Wordsmith: The Concept of Sakhon in Classical Persian Poetry. In Presented.
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  Nezami Ganjavi, the Wordsmith: The Concept of Sakhon in Classical Persian Poetry" to be included in the proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Nizami Ganjavi, Cambridge, England, September 2004, edited by Christoph Burgel and Christine Van Ruymbeke, forthcoming. ;Your Role: Author;
• Talattof, K. -. (2011). "Early Twentieth-Century Journals in Iran: Response to Modernity in Literary Reviews," In A History of Persian Literature XI (General Ed. Ehsan Yarshater) - Literature of the Early Twentieth Century: From the Constitutional Period to Reza Shah (Ed. A. Seyed-Gohrab), I.B.Tauris & Co. Ltd, London, 2015, pp. 411-447.. In A History of Persian Literature XI (General Ed. Ehsan Yarshater) - Literature of the Early Twentieth Century: From the Constitutional Period to Reza Shah(pp 411-447). I.B. Tauris.
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  In A history of Persian literature; Your Role: Author;
• Talattof, K. -. (2011). "Modern Novel in Iran". Blackwell Encyclopedia of the Novel.
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  Printed copy of the full article is available.;Your Role: Author;Full Citation: "Modern Novel in Iran," in Blackwell Encyclopedia of the Novel, Ed., Peter Melville Logan, Print date, 2011.;
• Talattof, K. -. (2011). "Nezami Ganjavi, the Wordsmith: The Concept of Sakhon in Classical Persian Poetry".
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  ;Your Role: Author;Full Citation: "Nezami Ganjavi, the Wordsmith: The Concept of Sakhon in Classical Persian Poetry," in A Key to the Treasure of Hakim Nizami, edited by Johan Christoph BĂĽrgel and Christine van Ruymbeke, (Leiden: Leiden University Press, 2011).;
• Talattof, K. -. (2011). Nezami Ganjavi, the Wordsmith: The Concept of Sakhon in Classical Persian Poetry. In A Key to the Treasure of Hakim Nizami(p. 33). Leiden: Leiden University Press.
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• Talattof, K. (2010). Personal Rebellion and Social Revolt in the works of Forugh FarrokhzÄ. In symposium. London: I B Tauris.
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  Personal Rebellion and Social Revolt in the works of Forugh FarrokhzÄ;Your Role: Author;
• Talattof, K. -. (2010). Personal Rebellion and Social Revolt in the works of Forugh FarrokhzÄ. I B Tauris.
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  ;Your Role: Author ;Full Citation: Personal Rebellion and Social Revolt in the works of Forugh FarrokhzÄ;
• Talattof, K. -. (2007). The Power of Metaphor: Ideology and Politics in Modern Persian, Arabic, and Turkish Literatures.
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  ;Your Role: Author;Full Citation: The Power of Metaphor: Ideology and Politics in Modern Persian, Arabic, and Turkish Literatures" in Critical Encounters Essays on Persian Literature and Culture in Honor of Peter J. Chelkowski, Eds. M. Khorrami and M. R. Ghanoonparvar, Costa Mesa, CA : Mazda Publishers, 2007. ;

Journals/Publications

• Talattof, K. (2018). "On The World of Persian Literary Humanism with Bibliography and Notes". in Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism, Third Edition (2018)..
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  An entry on Persian literary criticism and theory in the prestigious Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism.
• Talattof, K. (2018). On The World of Persian Literary Humanism with Bibliography and Notes. Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism, Third Edition.
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  On The World of Persian Literary Humanism with Bibliography and Notes" in Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism, Third Edition (2018)
• Talattof, K. (2017). "Cinema va Siaysat" (Cinema vs. Politics). Iran Newspaper, 23(645).
• Talattof, K. (2017). "Cinema va Siaysat" (Cinema vs. Politics). Iran Newspaper, 23, 645(645).
• Talattof, K. (2017). "Cinema va Siaysat" (Cinema vs. Politics). in Iran Newspaper, 23, 645(23, 645).
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  An article written in Persian published in Iran in 2017
• Talattof, K. (2017). "Literature: Persian," in The Encyclopedia Britannica Book of the Year (Events of 2016). Chicago: The Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. (January 2017).. The Encyclopedia Britannica Book of the Year.
• Talattof, K. (2017). Persian Literature 2017 in Encyclopedia Britannica Book of the Year. Encyclopedia Britannica, 2017(2017).
• Talattof, K. (2016). "Dar bareh Siyast Nevesandegi" (On the Politics of Writing). in Jahan-e Ketab, 21, 9, 331(21, 9, 331), 25-31..
• Talattof, K. (2016). "Ideology, Esteareh, va Adabiyat Cheriki" (Ideology, Metaphor, and Guerilla Movement". Andishe Puya, 124-25.
• Talattof, K. (2016). "Literature: Persian". The Encyclopedia Britannica (Book of the Year, 14). Chicago: The Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc..
• Talattof, K. (2016). "Roman-e Movafaq Farzand Zamaneh-e Khod" (on Successful Novel; the Context). in Andishe Puya.
• Talattof, K. (2017). Literature: Persian," in The Encyclopedia Britannica (Book of the Year, 15). The Encyclopedia Britannica (Book of the Year, 15), (Book of the 15).
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  An article on the status of Pesian literature published in 017.
• Talattof, K. (2015). "Ideology Barmabnaye Esteareh" (Ideology as Metaphor). Andishe Puya.
• Talattof, K. (2015). Literature: Persian. The Encyclopedia Britannica (Book of the Year, 14).
• Talattof, K. -. (2011). Iran Nameh. Iran Nameh.
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  Eshq va Jensiyat dar Dastan-ha-ye Adabiayt Kohan (Love and Gender in Classical Persian Love Stories), Special Issue of Iran-Nameh, Spring 2012, The Foundation for Iranian Studies, Toronto, Canada, Forthcoming. Printout available.;Your Role: Special Editor and Author;
• Talattof, K. (2014). "Osiyan Fardi va Shuresh-e Ejtemai dar Asar-e Forugh Farrokhzad. Negah-e No, 103(24).
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  "Osiyan Fardi va Shuresh-e Ejtemai dar Asar-e Forugh Farrokhzad," written by Kamran Talattof, translated with R. Shakeri, in Negah-e No, N. 103, V. 24, fall 2014
• Talattof, K. (2014). On 'Yakolya va Tanhai-e u. Andishe=ye Puya.
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  "On 'Yakolya va Tanhai-e u' (Yakolya and Her Loneliness, 1955)" in Andishe-ye Puya, v.3, no. 21, October 2014
• Talattof, K. (2015). "Persian," in 2015 Britannica Book of the Year (A Review of 2014). Book of the Year of The Encyclopedia Britannica.
• Talattof, K. (2013). 'I Will Rebuild You, Oh My Homeland': Simin Behbahani's Work and Sociopolitical Discourse. IRANIAN STUDIES, 41(1), 19-35.
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  This article analyzes Behbahani's narrative and poetic works as they reflect different sociopolitical discourses over decades and discusses her contribution to the rise of new literary discourses in different periods. These discourses reflect the pre-Revolutionary committed and post-Revolutionary feminist literary movements and, in recent years, an emerging trend toward expression of the cultural exigencies of modernity. This new development results from efforts for renewed literary modernity, in which feminist, reformist, and civil society movements find common ground for concern. Behbahani's poem, "I Will Rebuild You, Oh My Homeland," is analyzed to show that recent re-readings and public performances of this older piece may signify a literary shift regarding issues of modernity.
• Talattof, K. (2012). Postrevolutionary Persian Literature Creativity and Resistance. RADICAL HISTORY REVIEW.
• Talattof, K. -. (2012). [Female Heroes and Women Characterization in Nezami's Work and Classical Literature, written in Persian] Zanan-e Qahreman dar Asar-e Nezami Ganjavi: Motaleh-e Shakhsiyatpardazi Zan ve Jensiyat dar Adabiyat-e Kelasik. Iran Nameh.
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  ;Full Citation: [Female Heroes and Women Characterization in Nezami's Work and Classical Literature, written in Persian] Zanan-e Qahreman dar Asar-e Nezami Ganjavi: Motaleh-e Shakhsiyatpardazi Zan ve Jensiyat dar Adabiyat-e Kelasik, written and co-translated Iran Nameh, 27: 4 (2012), 238-256.;
• Talattof, K. -. (2012). [Love and Sexuality in Persian Love Stories, written in Persian] Eshq, Jens, va Jensiyat dar Dastanh-ye Ashqaneh Kohan. Iran Nameh.
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  ;Your Role: Author;Full Citation: [Love and Sexuality in Persian Love Stories, written in Persian] Eshq, Jens, va Jensiyat dar Dastanh-ye Ashqaneh Kohan Iran Nameh, 27: 4, (2012), 138-143.;
• Talattof, K. -. (2012). [Simin Daneshvar's Fiction: Allegories of Commitment, Confrontation, and Dialogue, written in Persian]. Iran Nameh.
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  In Persian for Iran Nameh edited by Mohamad Tavakoli Targhi.;Your Role: Author;Full Citation: [Simin Daneshvar's Fiction: Allegories of Commitment, Confrontation, and Dialogue, written in Persian] "Dastan-ha-ye Simin Daneshvar: Tamsil-ha-i az Ta'ahod, Taqabol, va Ta'amol" Iran Nameh, 27:2-3 (2012), 228-245.;
• Talattof, K. -. (2010). Postrevolutionary Persian Literature. Radical History Review.
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  ;Your Role: Author;Full Citation: Postrevolutionary Persian Literature" in Radical History Review, 2009 2009(105):145-150.;
• Seyed-Gohrab, A., Talattof, K., SeyedGohrab, A., & Talattof, K. (2009). Politics and Persistence: The Development of Iranian Film. CONFLICT AND DEVELOPMENT IN IRANIAN FILM, 9-18.
• Talattof, K. -. (2009). I Will Rebuild You, Oh My Country. The Journal of Iranian Studies.
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  ;Your Role: Author ;Full Citation: I Will Rebuild You, Oh My Country": Simin Behbahani's Work and Sociopolitical Discourse" in The Journal of Iranian Studies, Volume 41 Issue 1 2008, 19-36.;
• Talattof, K. -. (2009). Postrevolutionary Persian Literature. Radical History Review.
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  ;Your Role: Author;Full Citation: Postrevolutionary Persian Literature" in Radical History Review, 2009 2009(105):145-150.;
• Talattof, K. -. (2008). I Will Rebuild You, Oh My Country. The Journal of Iranian Studies.
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  ;Your Role: Author ;Full Citation: I Will Rebuild You, Oh My Country": Simin Behbahani's Work and Sociopolitical Discourse" in The Journal of Iranian Studies, Volume 41 Issue 1 2008, 19-36.;
• Talattof, K. -. (2007). Feminism, and Revolution: Shifts in Iranian Women's Literature. Gozaar.
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  ;Your Role: Author ;Full Citation: Published in Gozaar. See: http://www.gozaar.org/template1_en.php?id=459, April 2007.;Electronic: Yes;
• Talattof, K. -. (2007). Iranian Revolution adn Change in Iranian Women's Literature (in Persian). Gozaar.
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  ;Your Role: Author ;Full Citation: Published in Gozaar. See:http://www.gozaar.org/template.print.php?id=459, Farvardin 1386, April 2007. ;Electronic: Yes;
• Talattof, K. -. (2006). Goftarha-ye Ijtemai va Asar Simin Behbahani: Saheri ke ba Zaman Harkat Mikonad. Iran Nameh.
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  Iran Nameh is the major scholarly journal published in Persian in the United States. ;Your Role: Author;Full Citation: Goftarha-ye Ijtemai va Asar Simin Behbahani: Saheri ke ba Zaman Harkat Mikonad [Social Discourses in Behbahani's work: A Poet who Moves with Time] Iran Nameh, 23, 1-2, Spring/Summer 2006;
• Talattof, K. -. (2005). Comrade Akbar: Islam, Marxism, and Modernity. Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
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  ;Your Role: Author;Full Citation: Comrade Akbar: Islam, Marxism, and Modernity" Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East 25, no. 3, (November 4, 2005), 634-649.;
• Talattof, K. (2004). Breaking taboos in Iranian women's literature. WORLD LITERATURE TODAY, 78(3-4), 43-46.
• Talattof, K., SeyedGohrab, A., & Talattof, K. (2003). Sexuality and Cultural Change: The Presentation of Sex and Gender in Pre- and Post-revolutionary Iranian Cinema. CONFLICT AND DEVELOPMENT IN IRANIAN FILM, 31-48.
• Talattof, K. (1997). Iranian Women's Literature: From Pre-Revolutionary Social Discourse to Post-Revolutionary Feminism. International Journal of Middle East Studies. doi:10.1017/s0020743800065193
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  The literary works produced by Iranian women writers after the 1979 revolution, despite their diversity in artistic value and quality of narrative, commonly manifest a remarkable sensitivity toward women's issues and gender relations. The overall theme tying these works together seems to be the problematic of gender hierarchy and women's suffering expressed in a figurative language, transcending the extant male-dominated literary discourse. In these works, women's personal and private experiences become public. Their narratives articulate their protests against sexual oppression and reflect their struggle for identity. This phenomenon is noteworthy not simply because this is a literature produced by women about women, but also because this body of work displays a contrast with the literary works produced by women in the decades preceding the revolution. Pre-revolutionary works, under the sway of the dominant literary discourse, did not give rise to a feminist literary movement, for they emphasized sociopolitical issues more than specific gender issues. To be sure, there were themes related to women, but they were often presented in the context of socially conscious yet male-dominated committed literature. Women's literary paradigms before and after the revolution thus represent different literary discourses, and the Iranian Revolution of 1979 appears to be the major historical event that separates these two discourses and may well be responsible for the shift. In a strict sense, gender is socially constituted, and gender issues are in fact a type of social issue.
• Talattof, K. (1997). Satan’s Stones, by Moniru Ravanipur. Edited with an introduction by M.R. Ghanoonparvar, translated by Persis Karim, Atoosha Kourosh, Parichehr Moin, Dylan Oehler-Stricklin, Reza Shirazi & Catherine Williamson. 77 pages. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1996. $9.95 (Paper) ISBN 0-292-77076-6. Middle East Studies Association Bulletin. doi:10.1017/s0026318400035446
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  Satan’s Stones, by Moniru Ravanipur. Edited with an introduction by M.R. Ghanoonparvar, translated by Persis Karim, Atoosha Kourosh, Parichehr Moin, Dylan Oehler-Stricklin, Reza Shirazi & Catherine Williamson. 77 pages. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1996. $9.95 (Paper) ISBN 0-292-77076-6 - Volume 31 Issue 1

Proceedings Publications

• Talattof, K., & Ragaini, R. (2008). Islam and modernity: Ideology and violence in the Middle East. In INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON NUCLEAR WAR AND PLANETARY EMERGENCIES - 27TH SESSION, 26-32.
• TALATTOF, K. (2003). THE WAR WITH IRAQ AND ITS CONNECTIONS TO THE WAR ON TERRORISM: THE PROBLEMS OF AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY. In International Conference in Italy..

Presentations

• Talattof, K. (2023, Nov.).

  "In Search of Religion and Dantean Moments in 'The Story of Mahan'" 

  . MESA. Denver, Co.
• Talattof, K. -. (2004, May). Gender, Revolutionary, and Modernity: An Analysis of The Morning After, a Novel by F. H. S. Javad.i. International Society for Iranian Studies and The American Institute of Iranian Studies0.
• Talattof, K. (2023, Feb).

  "Forough Farrokhzad: Aesthetics and Life Story" in Persian at a symposium on the works and arts of Forough Farrokhzad "A Name on the Forehead of the Sky," Iranian Studies Association, Tehran, 2/13/23, invited recorded speech.

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• Talattof, K. (2023, February).

  "Forough Farrokhzad's Poetry and Prose: Challenging the Assumptions" 

  . Virtual, in Persian. Iranian Studies Association, Tehran, February 13, 2023, Invited. Online: Iranian Studies Association.
• Talattof, K. (2023, February).

  "Forough Farrokhzad: Aesthetics, Poetry and Prose, and Life Story" in Persian

  . symposium on the works and arts of Forough Farrokhzad "A Name on the Forehead of the Sky," Iranian Studies Association, Tehran, February 13, 23, invited recorded speech.. Virtual: Tehran.
• Talattof, K. (2023, November).

  "Iranian Literature in the Arch of Times: from Antiquity to Modernity, And from Revolution to Migration," 

  . A book lunch event at NYU reg. the publication of Routledge Handbook of Ancient, Classical and Late Classical Persian Literature and Routledge Handbook of Post Classical and Contemporary Persian Literature. Online: NYU, New York City.
• Talattof, K. (2021, December 2, 2021). "Marzieh Vafamehr Films: Acting and Directing". Seminar with the director of Wind, Ten-Year-Old" , Seminar Organizer, Translator, Co-Presenter. University of Arizona: Roshan GIDP.
• Talattof, K. (2021, October). "Poetic Pictures: The Feminization of Iranian Cinema,". Seminar at the University of Toronto. Toronto: University of Toronto.
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  Sole Speaker at The University of Toronto, A seminar on October 1, 2021- Invited
• Talattof, K. (2022). "The 'Women, Life, Freedom' Movement in Iran: An Anatomy of a Slogan," CMES, University of Arizona, Nov. 4, 2022. Invited  . CMES event.
• Talattof, K. (2022, April). "The Story of Mahan: How Should We Read Nezami Ganjavi's Poetry?" in Persian, The University of Chicago's Persian Circle, April 2022, Invited. Invited.
• Talattof, K. (2022, December). "Demystifying the Mystic: Nezami Ganjavi and Classical Persian Literature" University of Exeter, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqv85Pxlttk. Invited: 12/12/2022 . Invited. England University of Exeter.
• Talattof, K. (2021, January). "Conceptualizing Contemporary Persian Literary History: Politics, Social Change, and Creativity" Plenary/Inaugural Speech in Persian. 10th annual conference on research in literature and language. Teacher Training University, Tehran: Association for research on language and literature.
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  Inaugural Speech at http://cpllr10.modares.ac.ir/form_register.php?slc_lang=fa&sid=1®type=auth
• Talattof, K. (2021, May). Star Peace: The Sky and Space in Nezami's Verse: Keynote/Plenary Speech. The Year of Nizami International Conference. Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan University.
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  "Star Peace: The Sky and Space in Nezami's Verse," The Year of Nizami International Conference entitled Works by Nizami Ganjavi as A Literary And Historical Source, 7 May 2021, Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan – Keynote/Plenary Speech
• Talattof, K. (2021, October). Medieval Masters of Metaphors, and the Meaning of Myth: Reading Nezami's Work in Search of Dantean Moments. Cross-Cultural Matches: Nizami and Dante Conference dedicated to the 880th anniversary of Nizami Ganjavi and 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri, Baku. Baku, Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan's Nezami Ganjavi International Center.
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  Keynote/Plenary Speaker"Medieval Masters of Metaphors, and the Meaning of Myth: Reading Nezami's Work in Search of Dantean Moments," at Cross-Cultural Matches: Nizami and Dante Conference dedicated to the 880th anniversary of Nizami Ganjavi and 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri, Baku, Milan, Naples, Pisa, Rome, Siena, Vercelli; 7th-9th October 2021. Keynote/Plenary Speech.
• Talattof, K. (2019, June). "Is There More Than One Way of Reading Nezami? Faith, Facts, and Fantasy in Five Treasures". "Earthly and Heavenly: Love, Loyalty, and Music in Persian Mystic Poetry". Leiden, The Netherlands: University of Leiden.
• Talattof, K. (2019, June). "There is No Such a Thing as a Popular Novel: Iranian Women's Narrative as Resistance". International Conferences on "There was one, there wasn't one": Modalities and challenges of the narrative in the Persianate world". Paris, France: Pôle Langues et Civilisations.
• Talattof, K. (2019, November). Nezami's Various Portrayal of the Story of Ascension. MESA Conference. New Orleans.
• Talattof, K., Talattof, K., & Talattof, K. (2019, May). Faith, Facts, and Fantasy: Nezami's Various Portrayal of the Story of Ascension. 16th Symposium on Medieval Studies, Fantasy, and Imagination in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Age: Projections, Dreams, and Illusion, University of Arizona 2019. University of Arizona: Middle Ages and Early Modern Age Studies.
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  Classical Persian literature is rich with the portrayal of and references to the story of the Ascension of the Prophet of Islam into heaven to meet God (mi'raj). According to the legend, the archangels Gabriel and Michael meet Prophet Muhammad and prepare him for his meeting with God. Gabriel and a winged mythical creature Buraq transport him overnight from Mecca to Jerusalem and then from Jerusalem to heaven, possibly using a ladder (miʿrāj). Mohammad and Gabriel proceed through seven levels of heaven to reach the throne of God. Numerous Persian poets have recast the story. Nezami (a 12th century Persian poet) has versified the story of the Ascension in almost all of his books, collectively known as Five Treasures (Panj Ganj). Building upon the works of Fouchecour, Gruber, Mesaimi, Burgel, Asfrayeni, Hematian, Porshekuh, Favai, and others, this paper raises a number of new questions. Why has Nezami portrayed the story of ascension in all of his work? How are these presentations different? What do they tell us about the author's approach to literature and poetry? Generally, critics of Persian poetry take these representations as a sign of religious and/or mystic belief of the poets who presented them. This paper provides a comparative analysis of the portrayal of the story of Ascension in Nezami's works to find the main driving motive in his various portrayals and renditions of the story. The paper further compares Nezami's presentation of the Story of Ascension (from all his five books) with those presented in Shiite and Suni sources on the Story of Ascension (books of me'raj) and with those of other poets and authors who recounted the story in their literary works. Moreover, the paper intends to explain Nezami's evolving literary thoughts through his rendering of the story overtime and the way each version in each of his masterpieces corresponds to his notion of the concepts of rhetoric and poesy. This inquiry is a continuation of the projects on Nezami's poetry in showing the connection between his treatment of different themes and subjects and his dedication to his profession.
• Talattof, K. (2018, March). "Sublime Métier: The Source of Nezami Ganjavi's Ethics". Eighth Biennial Convention of the Association for the Study of Persianate Societies (ASPS). Tbilisi, Georgia: (Tsereteli Institute of Oriental Studies at Ilia State University).
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• Talattof, K. (2018, March). "Sublime Métier: The Source of Nezami Ganjavi's Ethics". Nizami Ganjavi International Center (Azerbaijan Comparative Literature Association),. Baku Azerbaijan: Nizamin International Center.
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  Invited.
• Talattof, K. (2018, March). "Sublime Métier: The Source of Nezami Ganjavi's Ethics". Nizami Ganjavi International Center (Azerbaijan Comparative Literature Association),. Baku, Azerbaijan: Republic of Azerbaijan.
• Talattof, K. (2018, March). The Source of Nezami Ganjavi's Ethics; Research Continued. Eighth Biennial Convention of the Association for the Study of Persianate Societies. Tbilisi, Georgia.
• Talattof, K. (2017, December). "The Republic of Imagination: Civility and Civil Society in Iranian Women Bestselling Novels". International Conference, Keynote Speaker, Research Initiative, University of Cambridge. 1-2 December 2017.. University of Cambridge: University of Cambridge.
• Talattof, K. (2017, December). A workshop on "Text Rating: How to Select Appropriate Supplementary Materials for Teaching". International Conference, University of Cambridge. Cambridge England: University of Cambridge.
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  Keynote Speaker delivering two talks on women's novels and on text rating.
• Talattof, K. (2017, March). "The Republic of Imagination: Iranian Women's Bestselling Novels". Invited Talk. Stanford University.
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  Presented in 2017. Dr. Kamran Talattof is professor of Persian of Near Eastern Studies at the University of Arizona. He has published widely on issues of gender, sexuality, ideology, culture, and language pedagogy. His lecture will provide textual and discursive analyses of Iranian women's bestselling novels of the last two decades, placing them in the context within which they were published and read to reveal what they say about society's desire for reform, democracy, and civility.
• Talattof, K. (2017, March). "The Republic of Imagination: Iranian Women's Bestselling Novels". Stanford University, March 2, 2017, Invited.. Stanford University, March 2, 2017, Invited.: Stanford CA.
• Talattof, K. (2017, October). "Cinema and Cultural Change in Iran,". UCLA, California, October 8, 2017, (in Persian), Invited.. UCLA, California, October 8, 2017, (in Persian), Invited.: UCLA.
• Talattof, K. (2017, October). "Personal Rebellion and Social Revolt in the works of Forough Farrokhzad: Challenging the Assumptions. Tucson, Iranian Cultural Association, October 14, 2017, Invited.. Tucson: Iranian Cultural Association.
• Talattof, K. (2017, October). "What Kind of Wine did Rudaki (d. 941) like?". UCLA, California, October 9, 2017, Invited.. UCLA, California, October 9, 2017, Invited.: UCLA.
• Talattof, K. (2017, October). Jadal ba bavarha: Forough va Ash'arash. ICASA Monthly Event. Tucson: ICASA.
• Talattof, K. (2017, September). "What Kind of Wine did Rudaki (d. 941) like?". CMES Colloquium, University of Arizona, September 10, 2017, Invited. CMES Colloquium, University of Arizona, September 10, 2017, Invited: CMES UA.
• Talattof, K. (2017, december). A workshop on "Text Rating: How to Select Appropriate Supplementary Materials for Teaching". Research Initiative. Cambridge UK: University of Cambridge.
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  Invited
• Talattof, K. (2017, december). The Republic of Imagination: Civility and Civil Society in Iranian Women Bestselling Novels. International Conference, Research Initiative, University of Cambridge. 1-2 December 2017. Cambridge UK: University of Cambridge.
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  Keynote Speaker invited to a conforance at Univesity of Cambridge
• Talattof, K. (2016, August 21). "Iranian Cinema and Sexuality Before and After the Revolution" in Persian. Invited Speaker. Phoenix AZ: Hamzaban Association.
• Talattof, K. (2016, Feb). Legal Interpretation,". Co-teaching a workshop for California Judiciary. San Francisco City College: California Judiciary and San Francisco City College.
• Talattof, K. (2016, February). "Iranian Women's Bestselling Novels". Invited, BYU, Utah. Provo Utah: BYU.
• Talattof, K. (2016, October). "Women in Classical Persian Literature" [in Persian]. Invited Talk. Tucson AZ: I-CASA Cultural Association.
• Talattof, K. (2016, September). "About The Report: An Analysis of Kiarostami's Work". Campus Presentation. University of Arizona: CMES.
• Talattof, K. (2016, feb). "Legal Interpretation,". Co-teaching a workshop for California Judiciary, California Institute of Technology, CA. LA, California: California Judiciary, California Institute of Technology.
• Talattof, K. (2015, August). "Iranian Women's Fiction: Ideology and Literary Movement". Invited speech. Phoenix, AZ.
• Talattof, K. (2015, March). "Sublime Métier: The Source of Nezami Ganjavi's Ethics". Symposium. Geneva Switzerland: Globe Ethics.
• Talattof, K. (2015, March). Presenting at and Leading a Workshop on Nezami's Ethical Stances, Leading. Nizami Ganjavi Ethics Symposium. Geneva Switzerland.
• Talattof, K. (2015, March). Sublime Métier: The Source of Nezami Ganjavi's Ethics. The Nizami Ganjavi Ethics Symposium. Geneva, Switzerland.
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  "Sublime Métier: The Source of Nezami Ganjavi's Ethics" Geneva Switzerland, March 12, 2015, Invited
• Talattof, K. (2014, August). Rebellion and Metaphorical Constructs: Unlikely Portrayals in Contemporary Persian Poetry. International Society for Iranian Studies. Montreal, Canada.
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  "Rebellion and Metaphorical Constructs: Unlikely Portrayals in Contemporary Persian Poetry," International Society for Iranian Studies, Montreal, Canada, August 2014, presented by colleague
• Talattof, K. (2014, November). "On the Works and Services of D. Stilo". MESA.
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  "On the Works and Services of D. Stilo," MESA Conference, Washington DC, November 2015, as a part of an award ceremony, invited
• Talattof, K. -. (2012, 2012-10-01). "Persepolis" Presenting on the background of the movie, Panel Discussion. , F. O. R. C. E. (Feminist Film Series), University of Arizona. University of Arizona.
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  ;Type of Presentation: University;
• Talattof, K. -. (2012, 2012-11-01). "Translating the Impossible: The Language of the Ruling Elite in Iran". MESA. Denver, CO.
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  "Translating the Impossible: The Language of the Ruling Elite in Iran," Middle East Studies Association, Denver CO, November 2012;Type of Presentation: Academic Conference;
• Talattof, K. -. (2011, 2011-10-01). Modern Representation of Animals: Literary Encounters across Time. Leiden, the Netherlands.
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  "Modern Representation of Animals: Literary Encounters across Time," Leiden, the Netherlands, October 29, 2011, invited;Invited: Yes;Type of Presentation: Academic Conference;
• Talattof, K. -. (2011, 2011-12-01). Early Persian Literary Reviews: Reformist, Universalist, and Inconsistent. MESA. Washington DC.
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  "Early Persian Literary Reviews: Reformist, Universalist, and Inconsistent" Middle East Studies Association, Washington DC, December 2011;Refereed: Yes;Type of Presentation: Academic Conference;
• Talattof, K. -. (2011, 2011-12-01). On Persian Language Programs. MESA-NMELRC. Washington DC.
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  On Persian Language Programs" at NMELRC-National Middle East Language Resource Center, Middle East Studies Association, Washington DC, December 2011;Invited: Yes;Type of Presentation: Professional Organization;
• Talattof, K. -. (2010, 2008-01-01). Persian Proficiency Test: NMELRC Projects. University of Maryland.
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  Persian Proficiency Test: NMELRC Projects" University of Maryland Jan. 25, 2008, Invited.;Invited: Yes;Type of Presentation: University;
• Talattof, K. -. (2010, 2008-11-01). Persian Language Assessment. MESA. Washington DC.
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  ;Your Role: “Persian Language Assessment” in (RT) The Power and Potential of Assessment Tools, Middle East Studies Association, Washington DC, November 2008, ;Invited: Yes;Other collaborative: Yes;Specify other collaborative: Organized by Kirk Belnap, Erika H. Gilson, Hussein M. Elkhafaifi, and Kamran Talattof;Type of Presentation: Academic Conference;
• Talattof, K. -. (2010, 2009-03-01). Sparkling and Ravishing: Wine in Rudaki's Poetry. Conference. Oxford, UK.
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  Sparkling and Ravishing: Wine in Rudaki's Poetry" (The Rise of the Persian Renaissance Conference), Oxford, UK, July 13-15, 2008, Invited.;Invited: Yes;Type of Presentation: University;
• Talattof, K. -. (2010, 2009-03-01). The Poetry of Life in Farrokhzad' Poems: Personal Rebellion and Social Revolt. Conference. University of Manchester, England.
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  The Poetry of Life in Farrokhzad' Poems: Personal Rebellion and Social Revolt" (Forugh Farrokhzad, 1935-1967: 40-year anniversary conference), Manchester, UK, July 3-5, 2008. Invited. ;Invited: Yes;Type of Presentation: University;
• Talattof, K. -. (2010, 2009-06-01). Steps in Developing Multiple-Choice Test Items. Symposium. University of Pennsylvania.
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  Steps in Developing Multiple-Choice Test Items: Persian Proficiency Tests” University of Pennsylvania, June 7, 2009. Invited.;Invited: Yes;Type of Presentation: University;
• Talattof, K. -. (2010, 2009-10-01). Rudaki's Poetry and Samanid Culture. Symposium. Unviersity of Arizona.
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  Rudaki's Poetry and Samanid Culture: Wine, Nation, and Identity" University of Arizona Medieval, Renaissance, and Reformation Committee: Thirteenth Symposium: “Work-in-Progress," Friday, October 2, 2009;Submitted: Yes;Type of Presentation: University;
• Talattof, K. -. (2010, 2009-10-01). Sexuality and Cultural Change: The Presentation of Gender and Sex in Iranian Cinema. Symposium. University of Leiden, The Netherlands.
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  Sexuality and Cultural Change: The Presentation of Gender and Sex in Iranian Cinema" University of Leiden, The Netherlands, October 26, 2009. Invited.;Invited: Yes;Type of Presentation: University;
• Talattof, K. -. (2010, 2010-03-01). Persian Literature, History, and the Turn of the Millennium. Conference. University of Bamberg, German.
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  Persian Literature, History, and the Turn of the Millennium: Is Ideology Still Relevant?" University of Bamberg, German, July 2009, Invited.;Invited: Yes;Refereed: Yes;Type of Presentation: University;
• Talattof, K. -. (2010, 2010-05-01). Commentary on 'The Language(s) of Belonging in Iran and its Diaspora'. 2010 Biannual Conference of ISIS. Santa Monica, CA.
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  Commentary on 'The Language(s) of Belonging in Iran and its Diaspora'" as a discussant on a panel at the 2010 Biannual Conference of ISIS, Santa Monica, CA May 27-31, 2010;Your Role: Discussant;Submitted: Yes;Invited: Yes;Refereed: Yes;Type of Presentation: Academic Conference;
• Talattof, K. -. (2010, 2010-05-01). Presentation and response to the evaluation and critic of my coauthored. 2010 Biannual Conference of ISIS. Santa Monica, CA.
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  Presentation and response to the evaluation and critic of my coauthored "Persian Curriculum" at the roundtable on "Curriculum Design Guidelines and Persian Materials Development, Part I &II," 2010 Biannual Conference of ISIS, Santa Monica, CA May 27-31, 2010 ;Your Role: Presenter ;Invited: Yes;Type of Presentation: Academic Conference;
• Talattof, K. -. (2010, 2010-12-01). On the life story and Memoir of An Iranian Woman. Meeting. Tucson.
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  On the life story and Memoir of An Iranian Woman" Tucson, a community talk in Persian, April 2010;Type of Presentation: Community Outreach;
• Talattof, K. -. (2009, 2008-01-01). Persian Proficiency Test: NMELRC Projects. University of Maryland.
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  Persian Proficiency Test: NMELRC Projects" University of Maryland Jan. 25, 2008, Invited.;Invited: Yes;Type of Presentation: University;
• Talattof, K. -. (2009, 2008-11-01). Persian Language Assessment. MESA. Washington DC.
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  ;Your Role: “Persian Language Assessment” in (RT) The Power and Potential of Assessment Tools, Middle East Studies Association, Washington DC, November 2008, ;Invited: Yes;Other collaborative: Yes;Specify other collaborative: Organized by Kirk Belnap, Erika H. Gilson, Hussein M. Elkhafaifi, and Kamran Talattof;Type of Presentation: Academic Conference;
• Talattof, K. -. (2009, 2009-03-01). Sparkling and Ravishing: Wine in Rudaki's Poetry. Conference. Oxford, UK.
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  Sparkling and Ravishing: Wine in Rudaki's Poetry" (The Rise of the Persian Renaissance Conference), Oxford, UK, July 13-15, 2008, Invited.;Invited: Yes;Type of Presentation: University;
• Talattof, K. -. (2009, 2009-03-01). The Poetry of Life in Farrokhzad' Poems: Personal Rebellion and Social Revolt. Conference. University of Manchester, England.
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  The Poetry of Life in Farrokhzad' Poems: Personal Rebellion and Social Revolt" (Forugh Farrokhzad, 1935-1967: 40-year anniversary conference), Manchester, UK, July 3-5, 2008. Invited. ;Invited: Yes;Type of Presentation: University;
• Talattof, K. -. (2009, 2009-06-01). Steps in Developing Multiple-Choice Test Items. Symposium. University of Pennsylvania.
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  Steps in Developing Multiple-Choice Test Items: Persian Proficiency Tests” University of Pennsylvania, June 7, 2009. Invited.;Invited: Yes;Type of Presentation: University;
• Talattof, K. -. (2009, 2009-10-01). Rudaki's Poetry and Samanid Culture. Symposium. Unviersity of Arizona.
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  Rudaki's Poetry and Samanid Culture: Wine, Nation, and Identity" University of Arizona Medieval, Renaissance, and Reformation Committee: Thirteenth Symposium: “Work-in-Progress," Friday, October 2, 2009;Submitted: Yes;Type of Presentation: University;
• Talattof, K. -. (2009, 2009-10-01). Sexuality and Cultural Change: The Presentation of Gender and Sex in Iranian Cinema. Symposium. University of Leiden, The Netherlands.
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  Sexuality and Cultural Change: The Presentation of Gender and Sex in Iranian Cinema" University of Leiden, The Netherlands, October 26, 2009. Invited.;Invited: Yes;Type of Presentation: University;
• Talattof, K. -. (2009, 2010-03-01). Persian Literature, History, and the Turn of the Millennium. Conference. University of Bamberg, German.
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  Persian Literature, History, and the Turn of the Millennium: Is Ideology Still Relevant?" University of Bamberg, German, July 2009, Invited.;Invited: Yes;Type of Presentation: University;
• Talattof, K. -. (2008, 2008-01-01). Persian Proficiency Test: NMELRC Projects. University of Maryland.
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  Persian Proficiency Test: NMELRC Projects" University of Maryland Jan. 25, 2008, Invited.;Invited: Yes;Type of Presentation: University;
• Talattof, K. -. (2008, 2008-11-01). Persian Language Assessment. MESA. Washington DC.
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  ;Your Role: “Persian Language Assessment” in (RT) The Power and Potential of Assessment Tools, Middle East Studies Association, Washington DC, November 2008, ;Invited: Yes;Other collaborative: Yes;Specify other collaborative: Organized by Kirk Belnap, Erika H. Gilson, Hussein M. Elkhafaifi, and Kamran Talattof;Type of Presentation: Academic Conference;
• Talattof, K. -. (2008, 2009-03-01). Sparkling and Ravishing: Wine in Rudaki's Poetry. Conference. Oxford, UK.
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  Sparkling and Ravishing: Wine in Rudaki's Poetry" (The Rise of the Persian Renaissance Conference), Oxford, UK, July 13-15, 2008, Invited.;Invited: Yes;Type of Presentation: University;
• Talattof, K. -. (2008, 2009-03-01). The Poetry of Life in Farrokhzad' Poems: Personal Rebellion and Social Revolt. Conference. University of Manchester, England.
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  The Poetry of Life in Farrokhzad' Poems: Personal Rebellion and Social Revolt" (Forugh Farrokhzad, 1935-1967: 40-year anniversary conference), Manchester, UK, July 3-5, 2008. Invited. ;Invited: Yes;Type of Presentation: University;
• Talattof, K. -. (2008, July). Sparkling and Ravishing: Wine in Rudaki's Poetry0.
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  I will present this paper at a conference in Oxford, UK, in July 2008. ; Full Citation: Sparkling and Ravishing: Wine in Rudaki's Poetry to be presented at Oxford University in July 2008 in a conference on "Persian Renaissance." ;
• Talattof, K. -. (2007, 2007-02-01). The Morning After: Iranian Women Bestselling Novelists, Politics, and Sexuality. University of California at Riverside.
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  ;Invited: Yes;Interdisciplinary: Yes;Type of Presentation: University;
• Talattof, K. -. (2007, 2007-03-01). Persian and Iranian Studies: Research and Teaching. Presentation to Students. JNU University, New Delhi, India.
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  Persian and Iranian Studies: Research and Teaching," Special Guest JNU University, India March, 2007m, invited. ;Invited: Yes;Type of Presentation: University;
• Talattof, K. -. (2007, 2007-03-01). The Poetry of Nizami Ganjavi: Knowledge, Humanism, Love, and Rhetoric. Brotherhood and Humanism in Persian Literature. Aligarh University, India.
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  The Poetry of Nizami Ganjavi: Knowledge, Humanism, Love, and Rhetoric" Aligarh University, India March 5-7, 2007, invited. ;Invited: Yes;Type of Presentation: University;
• Talattof, K. -. (2007, 2007-09-01). Gendered Iran: Modernity, Sexuality, and Popular Arts. University of Arizona.
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  ;Invited: Yes;Interdisciplinary: Yes;Type of Presentation: University;
• Talattof, K. -. (2007, 2008-02-01). Brotherhood and Humanism in Persian Literature. Brotherhood and Humanism in Persian Literature. Aligarh University, India.
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  Brotherhood and Humanism in Persian Literature," Special Guest Opening Remarks, Aligarh University, India March 5, 2007m, invited. ;Invited: Yes;Type of Presentation: University;
• Talattof, K. -. (2006, 2006-03-01). Islam, Marxism, and Modernity: Paradigmatic Response as Model for Understanding the Contemporary Islamic Ideological Divisions. University of California, Santa Barbara.
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  Islam, Marxism, and Modernity: Paradigmatic Response as Model for Understanding the Contemporary Islamic Ideological Divisions" the 8th Annual Middle East Studies Conference, University of California, Santa Barbara, March 25, 2006;Refereed: Yes;Interdisciplinary: Yes;Type of Presentation: Academic Conference;
• Talattof, K. -. (2006, 2006-04-01). Modern Persian: Written and Spoken. University of Texas, Austin.
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  Modern Persian: Written and Spoken" Presentation of the work in progress on intermediate level textbooks. University of Texas, Austin, Spring 2006. Invited. ;Invited: Yes;Type of Presentation: Academic Conference/Workshop;
• Talattof, K. -. (2006, 2006-06-01). Simin Behbahani's Work and Sociopolitical Discourse: A Poet for All Times. University of Toronto, Canada.
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  Simin Behbahani's Work and Sociopolitical Discourse: A Poet for All Times" University of Toronto, Canada June 10, 2006, invited;Invited: Yes;Type of Presentation: Academic Conference;
• Talattof, K. -. (2006, 2008-02-01). ext and Technology: How Can Language Students Learn More?" the "Fifth International Congress of the Professors of Persian Language and Literature. Fifth International Congress of the Professors of Persian Language and Literature,. Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
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  Text and Technology: How Can Language Students Learn More?" the "Fifth International Congress of the Professors of Persian Language and Literature, Dushanbe, Tajikistan, March 2006, invited. ;Invited: Yes;Type of Presentation: Professional Organization;
• Talattof, K. -. (2005, 2005-03-01). Text and Technology: A Few Local Persian Products. UA.
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  Text and Technology: A Few Local Persian Products" Western Consortium Language Workshop, CMES, U. Arizona. March 4-6, 2005. Invited.;Invited: Yes;Type of Presentation: Academic Conference/Workshop;
• Talattof, K. -. (2005, 2005-04-01). Middle Eastern and North African Politics. UA.
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  Middle Eastern and North African Politics," Respondent, MENA Graduate Students Forum, the University of Arizona, April 22, 2005. Invited.;Invited: Yes;Type of Presentation: Panel Discussant (Reporting Research);
• Talattof, K. -. (2005, 2005-07-01). Research and Iranian Studies in the United State of American. Council of Persian Langauge and Lit, Tehran.
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  Research and Iranian Studies in the United State of American" Council for the Promotion of Persian Language and Literature, Tehran, July 2005. Featured speaker, Invited.;Invited: Yes;Type of Presentation: Invited/Plenary Speaker;
• Talattof, K. -. (2005, 2005-10-01). Sexuality and Cultural Change: A Look at the History of Iranian Cinema. Distinguished Lecture Series: Meet Outstanding Faculty in an informal setting. Unversity of Arizona.
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  Sexuality and Cultural Change: A Look at the History of Iranian Cinema" Colleges of Humanities, Science, and Social and Behavioral Sciences Distinguished Lecture Series: Meet Outstanding Faculty in an informal setting, Co-sponsored by the President Club, October 2005. University of Arizona, Invited. ;Invited: Yes;Type of Presentation: Invited/Plenary Speaker;

Reviews

• Talattof, K. -. (2011. Review of The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. Bibliography.
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  Review of The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. Bibliography. Jos Coumans. Amsterdam, Leiden University Press, October 2010. 250 p. ISBN: 978-908-72-8096-3;Your Role: Author;
• Talattof, K. (2012. On the Modern Politicization of the Persian Poet Nezami Ganjavi(pp 380-383).
• Talattof, K. -. (2012. "The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. Bibliography".
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  ;Your Role: author;Full Citation: "The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. Bibliography," A review, Iranian Studies, Volume 45, Issue 6, (Fall 2012);
• Talattof, K. -. (2012. Review of On the Modern Politicization of the Persian Poet Nezami Ganjavi.
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  ;Your Role: author;Full Citation: Siavash Lornejad: Ali Doostzadeh, On the Modern Politicization of the Persian Poet Nezami Ganjavi (Yerevan Series for Oriental Studies-l), Yerevan: "Caucasian Centre for Iranian Studies", 2012, 215 pp. (review) // Iran and the Caucasus (journal) 16 (2012) 380-383;
• Talattof, K. -. (2010. Review of General introduction to Persian literature, ed. by J. T. P. de Bruijn.
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  ;Your Role: Author;Full Citation: Review of General introduction to Persian literature, ed. by J. T. P. de Bruijn. I.B. Tauris 2009 and The Literature of pre-Islamic Iran: companion volume I to A history of Persian literature, ed. by Ronald E. Emmerick and Maria Macuch. I.B. Tauris, 2009" Choice Reviews August 2009. ;
• Talattof, K. -. (2009. Review of General introduction to Persian literature, ed. by J. T. P. de Bruijn.
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  ;Your Role: Author;Full Citation: Review of General introduction to Persian literature, ed. by J. T. P. de Bruijn. I.B. Tauris 2009 and The Literature of pre-Islamic Iran: companion volume I to A history of Persian literature, ed. by Ronald E. Emmerick and Maria Macuch. I.B. Tauris, 2009" Choice Reviews August 2009. ;
• Talattof, K. -. (2006. Translating the Garden by M. R. Ghanoonparvar.
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  Book Review ;Your Role: Author ;Full Citation: Translating the Garden by M. R. Ghanoonparvar," review article in Middle Eastern Literatures, Vol. 9, No. 3, December 2006.;
• Talattof, K. (2004. The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Bibliography(pp 852-853).

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• Talattof, K. (2016. "Text Rating: How to Select Appropriate Supplementary Materials for Teaching". CMES, UA.

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• Talattof, K. (2023, June-July). "Translation of literary excerpts from Rudaki, Behrangi, Nezami, Yushijg, Jami) in Routledge Handbook of Persian Literature London: Routledge, forthcoming 2023, (in both volumes)..
• Talattof, K. (2021, Mordad). Sekandar's Whirlpool, Translation of a short fiction Gerdab-e Sekandar by M. R. Sarshar.
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  This was published on the author's website after a long delay. I am not aware it has been published in any other outlet.
• Talattof, K. (2010). I have have been in numerous research and academic activities with the following academic journals o.
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  I have have been in numerous research and academic activities with the following academic journals or organizations:National Middle East Language Resource Center (NMELRC), Member of the Steering Committees NFLC, LangNet, ACTFL, NMLRC, DLIT, to develop assessment, testing, learning objects or to review and rate other teaching materials REVIEWS and Evaluations of Manuscripts, Grant Proposals, and Instructional Materials for International Journal of Middle East StudiesIranian Studies: The Journal of the International Society for Iranian StudiesWorld Literature TodayChoiceEncyclopedia BritannicaTulsa Studies in Women's LiteratureStudies in Medieval and Renaissance HistoryWomen Makes MoviesLeiden University PressSyracuse University PressPeter Lang PressNational Endowment for the Arts (NEA)National Science Foundation (NSF)Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC)Department of State Critical Language Scholarship Reviews of Language Learning materials and tests for ACTFL, DLIT, NMLRC, and NFLCEDITORIAL POSITIONSMember of Editorial Board of Iranian Studies Series by Amsterdam University Press / Chicago University Press, 2010-Member of Editorial Board of Iran Nameh (Iranian Foundation and University of Toronto), 2010-Member of Editorial and Referee Board of Faslnameh Naqd-e Adabi (Literary Criticism (The Research Center of Persian Language and Literacy, University of Tarbiyat Moalem), 2009-Member of Adabiyat Tatbiqi va Motaleat Farhangi (Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies), Tehran, 2010-Member of Editorial Board of Pazhuhesh, Department of English at the University of Tehran, 2008- Iranian Studies: The Journal of the International Society for Iranian Studies, Book Review Editor, International Society for Iranian Studies, 2004-2008SIS News: The Newsletter of the Society for Iranian Studies, edited by Kamran Talattof, 1998-99.Kavir-e Sabz (The Green Desert), The Publication of the Iranian Association of Arizona, Tucson, Member of the Editorial Board, 2001-02Member of Editorial and Referee Board of Faslnameh Naqd-e Adabi (Literary Criticism (The Research Center of Persian Language and Literacy, University of Tarbiyat Moalem), 2009-I have gained significant experiences by carrying out my responsibilities and meeting my objectives through avid research, publication, teaching, and academic leadership, all of which make me eligible for consideration for this position. The experiences are reflected in my scholarly contributions to my field, for which I have received positive reviews in major international journals such as IJMES, Iranian Studies, Middle East Studies Journal, Choice, British Journal of Middle East Studies, World Literature Today, MESA Bulletin, CIRA Bulletin, Publishers Weekly, Edebiyat, afriche e orienti, and Keta-e Mah. For example, in regard to The Politics of Writing in Iran, M. Simidchieva has pointed out the outstanding merits of the book's analytical model (Iranian Studies), N. Rahimieh has acknowledged the books' new methodological contributions (Middle East Journal), and R. Sandler has acknowledged the validity of the book's definition of ideology in terms of metaphor (CIRA Bulletin). These commentaries include the views of my co-edited books, which are thematically coherent and theoretically sound and each containing my own major contributions.
• Talattof, K. (2011). I have been on the editorial board or have been serving as a referee for several journals:Member o.
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  I have been on the editorial board or have been serving as a referee for several journals:Member of Editorial Board of Iranian Studies Series by Amsterdam University Press / Chicago University Press, 2010-Member of Editorial Board of Iran Nameh (Iranian Foundation and University of Toronto), 2010-Member of Editorial and Referee Board of Faslnameh Naqd-e Adabi (Literary Criticism, The Research Center of Persian Language and Literacy, University of Tarbiyat Moalem), 2009-Member of Adabiyat Tatbiqi va Motaleat Farhangi (Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies), Tehran, 2010-Member of Editorial Board of Pazhuhesh (Research), Department of English at the University of Tehran, 2008-
• Talattof, K. (2012). Organizing a future conference (fall 2013) in Leiden, the Netherlands..
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  Organizing a future conference (fall 2013) in Leiden, the Netherlands.
• Talattof, K. (2015, March). Translated Entries for Muslim Civilisations Abstracts (MCA), The Aga Khan University, 2015-. Muslim Civilisations Abstracts (MCA).
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  Translated Entries for Muslim Civilisations Abstracts (MCA), The Aga Khan University, 2015-
• Talattof, K. -. (2007). Modern Persian: Written and Spoken 3.
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  ;Full Citation: Modern Persian: Written and Spoken - An Intermediate Book, Level I (3 of 5), This book is completed, has been used in our classes, and is under negotiation with Yale University Press. ;
• Talattof, K. -. (2007). Modern Persian: Written and Spoken 4 and 5.
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  Modern Persian: Written and Spoken - An Intermediate Book, Level II (4 of 5), 50 pages written. Modern Persian: Texts and Texaul Analysis - An Advanced Book (5 of 5). This book is near completion, has been used in out classes, and is under negotiation with Yale University Press.;Full Citation: Modern Persian: Written and Spoken - An Intermediate Book, Level II (4 of 5), 50 pages written. Modern Persian: Texts and Texaul Analysis - An Advanced Book (5 of 5). This book is near completion, has been used in out classes, and is under negotiation with Yale University Press.;
• Talattof, K. -. (2008). Modern Persian: Written and Spoken 3.
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  ;Full Citation: Modern Persian: Written and Spoken - An Intermediate Book, Level I (3 of 5), This book is completed, has been used in our classes, and is under negotiation with Yale University Press. ;
• Talattof, K. -. (2009). Modern Persian: Written and Spoken 3.
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  ;Full Citation: Modern Persian: Written and Spoken - An Intermediate Book, Level I (3 of 5), This book is completed, has been used in our classes, and is under negotiation with Yale University Press. ;
• Talattof, K. -. (2009). Modern Persian: Written and Spoken 4 and 5.
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  Modern Persian: Written and Spoken - An Intermediate Book, Level II (4 of 5), 50 pages written. Modern Persian: Texts and Texaul Analysis - An Advanced Book (5 of 5). This book is near completion, has been used in out classes, and is under negotiation with Yale University Press.;Full Citation: Modern Persian: Written and Spoken - An Intermediate Book, Level II (4 of 5), A DRAFT HAS BEEN PRODUCED AND PILOTED AT UA. Modern Persian: Texts and Textual Analysis - An Advanced Book (5 of 5). This book is near completion, has been used in out classes, and is under negotiation with Yale University Press.;
• Talattof, K. -. (2010). Modern Novel in Iran.
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  Modern Novel in Iran," in Blackwell Encyclopedia of the Novel, Ed., Peter Melville Logan, Print date, 2011;Your Role: Author ;Type of Publication: Encyclopedia ;
• Talattof, K. -. (2012). Majnun va Shakhsiyat-haye She'r ha-ye Ashqaneh.
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  ;Your Role: Co-translator;Full Citation: Majnun va Shakhsiyat-haye She'r ha-ye Ashqaneh, co-translated from English Iran Nameh, 27: 4 (2012), 192-201.;Collaborative with undergraduate student: Yes;Type of Publication: Translation of an Article from English;
• Talattof, K. -. (2012). Mozu'e Degarguni va Degarguni-ye Mozu'-e dar Masnavi Molana.
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  ;Your Role: co-translator;Full Citation: Mozu'e Degarguni va Degarguni-ye Mozu'-e dar Masnavi Molana, co-translated from English Iran Namen, 27: 4 (2012), 226-237.;Collaborative with undergraduate student: Yes;Type of Publication: translation of an article from English;
• Talattof, K. -. (2010). Dar Bareh Ketab-e Ahmad (On The Book of Ahmad by Talebof).
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  ;Your Role: Author;Full Citation: Dar Bareh Ketab-e Ahmad (On The Book of Ahmad by Talebof)," in Farhangestan Zaban va Adab-e Farsi (Encyclopedia of Persian Language and Literature), Third Volume, 2010.;Type of Publication: Encyclopedia ;
• Talattof, K. -. (2010, August). Modern Persian: Written and Spoken 3.
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  ; Full Citation: Modern Persian: Written and Spoken - An Intermediate Book, Level I (3 of 5), This book is completed, has been used in our classes, and is under negotiation with Yale University Press. ;
• Talattof, K. -. (2010, August). Modern Persian: Written and Spoken 4 and 5.
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  Modern Persian: Written and Spoken - An Intermediate Book, Level II (4 of 5), 50 pages written. Modern Persian: Texts and Texaul Analysis - An Advanced Book (5 of 5). This book is near completion, has been used in out classes, and is under negotiation with Yale University Press. ; Full Citation: Modern Persian: Written and Spoken - An Intermediate Book, Level II (4 of 5), 50 pages written. Modern Persian: Texts and Texaul Analysis - An Advanced Book (5 of 5). This book is near completion, has been used in out classes, and is under negotiation with Yale University Press.;
• Talattof, K. -. (2009). My Vote Felt Good, Commentary.
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  ;Your Role: Author;Full Citation: My Vote Felt Good" in The Iranian Times: An electronic journal 22-Dec-2008, at: http://www.iranian.com;
• Talattof, K. -. (2009, September). Entry on Susan (Golandam Taherkhani).
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  Susan (Golandam Taherkhani), the Popular Singer (1940-2004)" in Encyclopaedia Iranica.; Your Role: Author ; Type of Publication: Encyclopaedia ;
• Talattof, K. -. (2008). My Vote Felt Good, Commentary.
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  ;Your Role: Author;Full Citation: My Vote Felt Good" in The Iranian Times: An electronic journal 22-Dec-2008, at: http://www.iranian.com;
• Talattof, K. -. (2006). Translating Women's Experience: A Note on Rendering the Novel.
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  ;Your Role: Author ;Full Citation: Translating Women's Experience: A Note on Rendering the Novel" in Touba and the Meaning of Night, Feminist Press, 2006, vii-xv. ;Type of Publication: Introduction to a translated volume;
• Talattof, K. -., & Parsipur, S. (2006). Touba and the Meaning of Night.
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  ;Your Role: Co-translator ;Full Citation: Touba and the Meaning of Night by Shahrnush Parsipur, introduction by Kamran Talattof, translated with Havva Houshmand. New York: Feminist Press, 2006. 384 pages ;Other collaborative: Yes;Specify other collaborative: Co-translated with Havva Houshmand ;Type of Publication: Translation of a novel;
• Talattof, K. -. (2005). Guessing games: The 2005 Iranian presidential elections and the media.
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  ;Your Role: Author;Full Citation: Guessing games: The 2005 Iranian presidential elections and the media" The Iranian Time: An Electronic Journal. July 25, 2005. ;Electronic: Yes;
• Talattof, K. -. (2009, December). Entry on Zayn al-'Abedin Maraghe-i.
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  Zayn al-'Abedin Maraghe-i (1838-1911): Literary Activist" in Encyclopaedia Iranica.;Your Role: Author ;Type of Publication: Encyclopaedia;