Legacies of Ancient Persia

Dr. Olga Davidson, a research fellow with the Institute for the Study of Muslim Societies and Civilizations at Boston University, joins Lexie to discuss her serendipitous steps towards specializing in Persian epic literature, particularly the Shahnameh, and its comparative significance alongside Greek classics, discusses the rich cross-cultural connections that shape her research, the importance of the Shahnameh, and provides an update on her ongoing projects, her views on the current state of Persian studies in academia and the potential for greater inclusion in high school curricula. We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you like what you hear, please give our show a 5-star rating, and review us on Apple or Spotify. Don't forget to follow the Pourdavoud Institute on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram & Bluesky or visit our website www.pourdavoud.ucla.edu! Find all of her books here: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/authors/9158-davidson-olga-m Recorded & edited by Lexie Henning, original music by Brent Arehart, and artwork by Hadley Leasman.