Marjane Satrapi

On Saturday, we went to see a conversation with  Marjane Satrapi as part of the Chicago Humanities Festival. I was super exited to hear her since I adored Persepolis. I finally read it last year and I considered it one of the best books that I had read for the year. I saw the movie […]

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Lawsuits and Antiquities

So as some of you know, I have a fascination with antiquities and repatriation issues. In other words, I find the debate/controversy over whether ancient artifacts should be returned to their host country. Last week, there was an important decision that came down by a federal judge about Persian artifacts held at the Oriental Institute […]

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