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10th Annual Bita Prize for Persian Arts: Marjane Satrapi

Date
Fri November 17th 2017, 12:00am
Event Sponsor
Hamid and Christina Moghadam Program in Iranian Studies and the Bita Daryabari Endowment in Persian Letters
Location
Cemex Auditorium
10th Annual Bita Prize for Persian Arts: Marjane Satrapi

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Marjane Satrapi

 

Marjane Satrapi: Facts and Fictions of Women, Exile, and Identity

 

We are very pleased to announce that the recipient of the Tenth Bita Prize for Persian Arts is Ms. Marjane Satrapi. She is the author of Persepolis, Persepolis 2, Embroideries, Chicken with Plums, and several children’s books. She co-wrote and co-directed the animated feature film version of Persepolis, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. She regularly contributes to magazines and newspapers throughout the world.

We are pleased to announce that signed copies of Ms. Satrapi's book Persepolis will be given to event attendees while supplies last!

The annual Bita Prize for Persian Arts is awarded to an artist of Iranian ancestry whose work, in the course of their lifetime, has exhibited singular achievements in both the realm of aesthetics and in the essence of defending the rights of artists to create, free from any fetters. The recipient is invited to Stanford University to give a public lecture and receive the prize. Since its inception in 2008, the Bita Prize has been awarded to outstanding Iranian scholars, artists, and creators. 

The Bita Daryabari Endowment in Persian Letters supports the program in Iranian Studies to promote teaching, research, and scholarship at Stanford relating to Iran, including the area formerly known as Persia, and people of Iranian or Persian heritage. The Endowment also provides support for the Bita Daryabari Visiting Lecturer in the field of Persian poetry, literature, and culture.

 

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