CafeLitt 83: An Introduction to Literary theory

Subject: An Introduction to Literary theory
Peresented by: Ali Paknezhad
Palce: Presse Cafe, 1446, Ste.Cathrine Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3G 1R3
Metro Guy-Concordia
19:00

20th century literary theory is closely linked to 20th century philosophy. It goes beyond “A theory of Literature” and elaborates upon a theory of understanding a text in its broadest sense including art work, religion, sacred text, political system, society, human beings or any other meaningful system.

In this presentation a comparative analyses will be done on different schools of though in 20th century which have been influential on how we understand a text.

These schools include Reception Theory (Phenomenology, hermeneutics, and Reader’s response theory), Structuralism, Post structuralism, Deconstruction and psychoanalysis.

He will try to give a synopsis of Terry Eagleton’s "Introduction to literary "

CafeCinema I (Cinematheque V) : Homage to Khosro Shakibai

Subject: Homage to Khosro Shakibai
Movie: Hamoun (1990)
Directed by: Dariush Mehrjouyi
Presented by: Bardia Sadinejad & Morad Sadeghi
Date: 15:00 Sunday 27th Jul 2008 at MEKIC:
Address:Maison d'Edition Ketabe Iran Canada Inc., 4438, rue de la Roche, Montreal (Quebec) H2J 3J1
Metro: Mont-Royal


MEKIC Enterence: 5$

MOLAVI KHAANI II

مولوی خوانی - دوره نخست - نشست دوم

Sat. 26 جولای 2008
کافه لیندا - از ساعت5 تا 7 خواهد بود
Presented: Mohammad Larijani
Address: Cafe Linda, 1909 Rue Ste-Catherine Ouest,Montréal, Quebec H3H
Metro: Guy Concordia

CafeLitt 81:An introduction to Heiddeger II

Subject: An introduction to Heiddeger II
Date: Thursday 24 July , 19:00
Presented by: Shahdad Heidari

CafeLitt 80:An introduction to Heiddeger

Subject: An introduction to Heiddeger I
Presented by: Shahdad Heidari
Date: Thursday 17 July , 20:00

CafeLitt 79:The Will to Power weakened; A comparative critical study of Iranian Cinema before and after the Islamic Revolution.

Subject: The Will to Power weakened; A comparative critical study of Iranian Cinema before and after the Islamic Revolution
Presented by : Ata Hoodashtian
Date: 10 Jul. 2008

In this cultural study, he tried to demonstrate how the dynamism of Iranian filmmaking, its content, objectives and meaning have radically changed following the Revolution, and how and why this change relates to the social changes of the post-revolutionary Iranian society, both culturally and morally.

This study did not cover technical nor historical issues of Iranian cinema but was rather reflect Dr. Ata Hoodashtian's informed analysis as a social analyst.