The Bakhtiari Alphabet, a documentary on nomadic life in Iran, to be screened at Sacred Heart University
FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Sacred Heart
University’s Isabelle Farrington School of Education will present a screening of
"The Bakhtiari Alphabet," a documentary on nomadic pastoral life and education
in Iran, on Friday, November 6, at 7:00 p.m. A question and answer session will
follow the film. The event will take place in the Schine Auditorium at Sacred
Heart University, 5151 Park Avenue, Fairfield. Admission is free. For
reservations contact
sedighc@sacredheart.edu or 203-365-4717.
Directed by Reza Ghadiani and
Sacred Heart University Associate Professor Cima Sedigh, this film follows the
Bakhtiari tribe, a nomadic community in Iran. It provides cultural insight and
engaging issues related to the challenges of educating children in a nomadic
community.
"In a world where we sometimes
experience fear of 'the other,' this film shares a different perspective that we
need to see. Peace in the world can come through education, understanding and
respecting one another. This film helps us take a step toward that end," said
Dr. Shirley A. Pavone, assistant professor of Psychology at SHU.
"The Bakhtiari Alphabet" was
created over the course of 7 years in the remote and mountainous regions of
Iran, where the Bakhtiari live and migrate. Over that time, Dr. Sedigh lived
with the nomadic tribe anywhere from a few weeks to a few months each year,
studying their geography, history, economy, politics and culture. The film
reveals both the struggle and humanity of this rapidly disappearing culture.
This event is sponsored by
Sacred Heart University’s Isabelle Farrington School of Education. For more
information about "The Bakhtiari Alphabet" visit
http://faculty.sacredheart.edu/sedighc/.
About Sacred Heart University
Sacred Heart University, the
second-largest Catholic university in New England, offers more than 40
undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs on its main campus in Fairfield,
Connecticut, and satellites in Connecticut, Luxembourg and Ireland.
Approximately 6,000 students attend the University’s four colleges: Arts &
Sciences; Education & Health Professions; University College; and the AACSB-accredited
John F. (Jack) Welch College of Business. The Princeton Review includes SHU in
its "Best 371 Colleges: 2010" and "Best 301 Business Schools: 2010" and U.S.
News & World Report ranks SHU among the best master’s universities in the North
in its annual "America’s Best Colleges" publication. As one of just 23
institutions nationally, SHU is a member of the Association of American Colleges
& Universities’ (AAC&U) Core Commitments Leadership Consortium, in recognition
of its core, "The Human Journey." SHU fields 31 division I athletic teams, and
has an award-winning program of community service. www.sacredheart.edu
