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Applications are warmly invited for papers that relate to any aspect of Iranian studies in any discipline within the humanities and social sciences. This includes but is by no means limited to: ancient through to contemporary history and historiography; anthropology; archaeology; cultural heritage and conservation; social and political theory; Diaspora studies; ecology and the environment; economics; historical geography; history of medicine; art and architecture history; education; international relations and political science; epigraphy, languages, literature, linguistics and philology; new media and communication studies; philosophy; religions and theology; classical studies; sociology; film studies and the performing arts. Comparative themes and interdisciplinary approaches are also very welcome.All proposals are subject to double blind peer review.SUBMISSIONSWe welcome proposals from the following:Postgraduate students (currently enrolled or graduating in 2014);PhD students at any stage of their degree; andPost-docs (subject to graduation within the last three years).MORE INFORMATIONEstablished in 2012, Symposia Iranica inaugurated at the University of St Andrews with 99 speakers in 2013 as the first early career scholar-focused forum in the field. Our objectives are both to bring together students and early career scholars to celebrate, encourage and stimulate their interest and engagement with Iranian studies, and to deliver a rounded, academically and professionally enriching experience that will have a real impact on the thinking, output and career progression of our participants.For details on the conference, see our website: symposia-iranica.comTo get updates directly to your newsfeed, follow us on: facebook.com/SymposiaIranica For a virtual tour of Downing College, see: symposia-iranica.com/cambridge/Last year’s brochure can be found here: symposia-iranica.com/first-biennial/SPONSORSWe gratefully acknowledge the support of the British Institute of Persian Studies, the Soudavar Memorial Foundation, the Barakat Trust, Iran Heritage Foundation, the Shahnama Centre for Persian Studies, the Global Heritage Fund, the Magic of Persia Foundation, I.B.Tauris Publishers, Brill Publishers, and the University of Cambridge.