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Webinar « Iran and Afghanistan: Toward a Connected (Literary) History » with Aria Fani, British Institute of Persian Studies (BIPS) — online, 15 October 2025

Contrary to the presumption that literary nationalism in the Global South emerged solely through contact with Europe, Reading across Borders shows how the cultural forms of Iran and Afghanistan as nation-states arose from a shared Persian heritage and sustained cross-cultural exchange. In this talk, Aria Fani charts the individuals, institutions, and conversations that made this exchange possible, exploring how Afghans and Iranians invented modern selves through new ideas about literature. Fani illustrates how voluntary and state-funded associations of readers helped formulate and spread “literature” as a recognizable concept, adapting older Persian ideas to fit new national imaginaries. Focusing on early twentieth-century periodicals circulated in Afghan and Iranian cities and their diasporas, the book reveals how nationalism intensified—rather than severed—literary contact between the two societies. This once-vibrant history of exchange was ultimately forgotten, shaping many of the cultural and political tensions between Iran and Afghanistan today.

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Chargé de diffusion scientifique (8 octobre 2025). Webinar « Iran and Afghanistan: Toward a Connected (Literary) History » with Aria Fani, British Institute of Persian Studies (BIPS) — online, 15 October 2025. IISMM. Consulté le 12 novembre 2025 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/14vjd


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