Three Iranian Women Remember – Dr. Rivanne Sandler
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Wednesdays, Nov 9, 23, Dec 7, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
Each was born in a different decade, into a unique social environment, yet they are united in a desire to leave behind a record of a life lived. What can the memoirs tell us about a particular time, and place and an individual.
Dr. Sandler will review the following novels:
- Shusha Guppy, The Blindfold Horse. Memories Of A Persian Childhood
- A Girl In Paris, A Persian Encounter With the West
- Firoozeh Dumas, Funny in Farsi. A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America
- Farideh Goldin, Wedding Song. Memoirs of an Iranian Jewish Woman
Co-Sponsored by Sisterhood
Come and meet Rivanne. Rivanne Sandler began the study of the Middle East at the graduate level, in the Islamic Studies department of the University of Toronto. She majored in Political Science and Sociology as an undergraduate at the U. of T. A three year Masters’ degree was linguistic, historical and cultural preparation for doctoral work. Although Arabic was the primary language of study, Persian quickly became her language of academic choice. Middle East Studies at the University of Toronto in the 1960s, focused on the medieval historical period and the classical literary tradition. However the writers and poets of the 1960s became of special interest to her, especially as their works became accessible outside Iran. Three visits to Iran in the early 1970s followed the completion of her doctorate. Her publications focus on the poetry and prose of the 1950s-1970s, with women’s literature and the effects of censorship, of particular interest. She has taught undergraduate and graduate courses on twentieth century Iranian culture and society, and modern Persian literature in the original language and in translation. She is presently a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Near & Middle East Civilizations and teaches graduate courses on Iranian women’s literature and writing by Iranians in the Diaspora.
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