Join us for the PISC event of the Fall 2025 semester, in which we will discuss Diego Benning Wang’s paper, “The Great Persian Poet in the Land of the Soviets: The Ferdowsi Millennium in the Soviet Union in 1934.” Sign-up here to get the pre-circulated paper.
Join us for the third event of the Fall 2024 semester, in which we will discuss Xiwen Yang’s paper, “A View from the Province: An Ottoman Sufi’s Interpretation of ‘New’ Astronomy.” Sign-up here to get the pre-circulated paper.
Join us for the second event of the Fall 2024 semester, in which we will discuss David Powers’s chapter, “From Last Empire to Last Umma to Last Prophet.” Sign-up here to get the pre-circulated paper.
Join us for the first event of the Fall 2024 semester, in which we will discuss Matthew L. Keegan’s chapter, “Gatecrashing the Majlis: The Case of al-Sharīshī’s Digressive Commentary on al-Ḥarīrī’s Maqāmāt.” Sign-up here to get the pre-circulated paper.
Join us this Wednesday, March 20, to discuss Hasan Hameed’s paper! Sign up at tinyurl.com/pisc2024 to receive a copy of the paper.
Join us on Tuesday, February 13 for Chen Gong’s paper, the details of which can be found in the poster below. Sign up here.
We are excited to announce our event schedule for Fall 2023! To sign up for our hybrid events—whether you are attending in-person or over Zoom—please fill out this form. You can always reach us at pisc@princeton.edu. We look forward to seeing you at our events!
