Arts and Events

Spring 2026 Lecture Series

2/25 Lecture: The Cultural Infrastructure of Oil in Iran and Iraq

Join Iranian Studies and Dr. Mona Damluji, Assistant Professor, Film and Media Studies at UCSB for lecture “The Cultural Infrastructure of Oil in Iran and Iraq.”

Dr. Mona Damluji’s talk will be based on her recent monograph, Pipeline Cinema, published by UC Press in December...Read more about 2/25 Lecture: The Cultural Infrastructure of Oil in Iran and Iraq

3/4 Lecture: The Interpreter of Desires: Iranian Cinema with Psychoanalysis

Lecture: The Interpreter of Desires: Iranian Cinema with Psychoanalysis Wednesday, March 4th from 4-6pm 340 Stephens Hall Join Iranian Studies and Dr. Farshid Kazemi, Adjunct Lecturer in Film Studies at the School for the Contemporary Arts, Simon Fraser University for lecture “The...Read more about 3/4 Lecture: The Interpreter of Desires: Iranian Cinema with Psychoanalysis

3/16 Performance-Lecture: On Speculation and Closure

Performance-Lecture: On Speculation and Closure Monday, March 16th from 4-6pm 340 Stephens Hall Join Iranian Studies and Morehshin Allahyari, Assistant Professor of Digital Media Art at Stanford University for performance-lecture “On Speculation and Closure.”

In this performance-...Read more about 3/16 Performance-Lecture: On Speculation and Closure

Spring 2026 Film Screenings

Iranian Cinema: From Aesthetics to Politics

BAMPFA partners with Minoo Moallem, Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies & Iranian Studies Program Director, on a series that dovetails with her spring semester course.