زبان طنز:بررسی چرایی به کار گیری زبان طنز و شوخی و ... بررسی مهم و جالبی است، هم چنان که شناخت شرایط اجتماعی بر برآمد زبان طنز و سیر تاریخی زبان طنز در یک زبان زنده هم می توانند موضوع پژوهشهای ارزنده ای باشند. در این سخنرانی، موضوع محدود شده است به چگونگی کارکرد اجزا و ساختارهای زبان در زبانی که در کلیتش زبان طنز می نامیم و به ارتباطی که این کارکرد زبانی با پیرامون بلافصل  خود گفت و گو دارد. ... more >>

(Language: English) Women's political representation, or women in political decision-making positions, is a topic that is increasingly gaining worldwide attention and emphasis. This talk will present the main arguments surrounding women's political representation, including a historical analysis of women's demands throughout history and today. This talk will ask why it is important to have female politicians, what are the reasons for women's global under-representation, and what are women's demands and how are they strategizing to increase their access to political leadership positions?After a general discussion of the main debates concerning female... more >>

Kindly be informed that we arranged a friendly meeting as a round table in order to talk about Immigration Issues.... more >>

CaféLitt is not a place; it is a gathering of minds. We are a group of mostly Persian young students, scholars and professionals who gather every Thursday evening around 19h00 in a café to discuss various subjects and share different ideas, ranging vastly from history to science, from literature to fine arts. We started these gatherings on Jan 17th, 2006. Each week, one of us takes the responsibility of presenting a topic (in Persian, English or French) for about an hour in a subject s/he is intimately familiar with or has an expertise in... more...