Queen Farah Foundation Archives - Foundation for Iranian Studies

Shayegan, Daryush

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:06:12 +0000

Family and educational background; recollections of early intellectual activities in Iran and meeting with leading philosophers and mystics; recollections of the cultural ambience of Tehran University’s Faculty of Letters; working, agenda and objectives of the Iranian Center for the Study of Cultures; cultural and sociopolitical views of the intelligentsia in the 1960s and 1970s; on the interactions of various intellectual trends in Iran; intellectuals and the Revolution of 1978-79.

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Saffari, Bijan

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:06:36 +0000

Personal and educational background; on the encounter between the traditional and the modern in twentieth century Iran; revival of interest in the traditional art forms in the 1970s; cultural crisis in the late Pahlavi era; on the cultural roots of the Revolution; beginnings of the Shiraz Art Festival; Festival’s aim and agenda; impact of the Festival on the artistic circles outside of Iran; reaction of SAVAK and the media to the Festival; influence of the Festival on the development of performing arts in Iran; on Queen Farah’s patronage of the Festival; recollections of the contribution of the National Iranian Radio and Television Organization (NIRT) to the performing arts in Iran; workings of NIRT; on the creation and objectives of the Queen Farah Foundation.

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Naderpur, Nader

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:07:25 +0000

Recollections of childhood and family relations; beginnings of literary career; memories of September 1941 and the occupation of Iran; nationalist sentiments and political activities among the youth in the l940s; resurgence of the Tudeh Party and its youth organizations; establishment of the Pan-Iranist Party; joining the Tudeh Party; Tudeh Party’s structure and political activities; literary and cultural activities of the Tudeh Party; secessionism in Azarbayjan and the Tudeh Party; artistic and literary climate in the 1940s; recollections of the events of 1953; travel and stay in Europe; participation in the activities of the press and writers’ organizations upon return to Iran; employment at the National Iranian Radio and Television Organization (NIRT); NIRT and the revolutionary upheaval; on the Queen Farah Foundation; on politically committed literature; recollections of a meeting with Ayatollah Khomeini; Khomeini’s persona and its evolution over the years.

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Ghaffari, Farrokh

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:08:37 +0000

Recollections of childhood and early education; studies in France; participation in the activities of the Tudeh Party; recollections of Malekoshsho`ara-ye Bahar’s involvement with the Tudeh Party; history of cinema in Iran; on censorship in the film industry in Iran; artistic tastes of the directors and the public’s response to them; assessment of the Iranian cinema over the past four decades; activities of the Ministry of Culture and Arts; establishment of the National Iranian Radio and Television Organization; NIRT’s structure and objectives; NIRT’s relations with other governmental bodies in general and SAVAK in particular; on the Shiraz Art Festival; Festival’s aims, achievements and shortcomings.

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Diba, Leyla

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:08:37 +0000

Family and educational background; recollections of the workings of the Queen’s Bureau under Karim Pasha Bahadori and Hushang Nahavandi; Queen’s interest in the arts and patronage of museums; arts in Iran in the 1970s; on Qajar art; museums and private collections in Iran; problems confronting the propagation of the arts in Iran in the 1970s; balance-sheet of the activities of the Negarestan Museum; on the Shiraz Art Festival; on the Queen Farah Foundation; on the patterns of social change in Iran; personal experiences with the Revolution of 1978-79.

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