We are thrilled to announce the keynote speakers for the Third Bilingual International Conference on Contemporary Iranian Studies (ICCI 2024), which will take place on August 22-23, 2024, at Goethe University, Frankfurt. This event is organized and held by Iran Academia (Institute for Social Sciences and Humanities—ISSH), and with the tireless efforts of stakeholders and volunteers.
Keynote Speaker: Professor Karima Bennoune
Professor Karima Bennoune, renowned for her research and advocacy in human rights, international law, cultural rights, and women’s rights, will grace us as a keynote speaker. Her latest article, “Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan,” highlights the plight of women under oppressive regimes:
“The failure to employ a heightened concept and an enhanced response to a regime whose well-known policies are this relentlessly misogynistic sends a terrible message to women everywhere that their rights do not matter.”
Keynote Speaker: Professor Christoph Menke
We are also honored to welcome Professor Christoph Menke, Professor for Practical Philosophy at Goethe University, Frankfurt. His research spans political and legal philosophy, theories of subjectivity, ethics, and aesthetics. His recent book, A Theory of Liberation (Suhrkamp 2022), has garnered significant attention. In An Essay on Liberation: Breaking Bad (2023), he writes:
“Thus, the achievement of liberation, as we have seen, consists in its repetition: I liberate myself now by remembering that I already have liberated myself, and I remember that I have already liberated myself by liberating myself now.”
Don’t miss this opportunity to interact with leading scientists. Register now. The capacity of the conference halls is limited.
