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Professor Mahnaz Yousefzadeh, New York University.
Email: My16@nyu.edu | Mobile: +971 585766764 | Website: www.mahnazyousefzadeh.com
Visas and Citizenship: UAE Golden Talent Visa; UK Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Visa (sponsored by the British Academy since 2013); Citizenship: USA.
As Professor of Global Liberal Studies at New York University over the last 22 years, I have played a leading role in rethinking the Liberal Arts as part of the institution’s evolving Global Network framework, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses at four different sites: New York, London, Florence, and Abu Dhabi. I have won curricular grants to develop innovativeworkshop connecting Humanities methods to the Sciences, Museum Studies, Economics, and emerging job markets. My scholarly publications and symposium curation for museum exhibitions have emerged from this interdisciplinary and transnational approach.
I apply my academic expertise to develop strategies, conceptual frameworks, and implementation toolkits for governmental and cultural institutions such as the Department of Culture and Tourism in Abu Dhabi.
Recent Lectures:
On Faith, Abrahamic Family House, December 12, 2024.
- On Friendship, AFH, November 14, 2024. Asmaa Lecture Series
- . Evolution of Money and the Impact of Technology, Italian Cultural Institute, Abu Dhabi. From minting coins during the Renaissance to the 21st century cryptocurrencies: how have financial transactions changed and how is technology
isaffecting the financial sector today? In the framework of the Italian – Emirati Dialogues, the Italian Cultural Institute of Abu Dhabi has organized, in collaboration with the Financial Attaché at the Italian Embassy in the UAE and Khalifa University – Abu Dhabi. September 19, 2024 https://www.facebook.com/share/p/GX9MQhKdAz7umDw9/
Historical and humanities perspective on fintech: Not only the technical matters of Medici banking practices, Bills of Exchange, dual currency, the right to mint, and public ledgers, but Machiavelli’s political economy and Masaccio’s Tribute Money.
“House”, 3rd lecture and workshop in Asmaa Series, Abrahamic Family House, June 13, 2024. Youtube video.January-June 2024. Three lectures in Asmaa Program, Abrahamic Family House, Abu Dhabi, focused on the vision and mission of the Abrahamic Family House (AFH) and the Document of Human Fraternity.
May 6-7, 2024. Invited Lecture, La Pietra, FlorenceResearch Itineraries: From Florence to Persia, Curriculum to Archives, Scholarchip, Experimentation, and Back to Theatre, For Villa La Pietra Player’s Production. Lecture Video.
Keynote on Italian Unification – Palazzo Vecchio | Mahnaz Yousefzadeh
Keynote on Italian Unification – Palazzo Vecchio, Florence
This keynote lecture by Professor Mahnaz Yousefzadeh was delivered in the Salone dei Cinquecento of Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Italian Unification
About the Speaker
Mahnaz Yousefzadeh is Professor of Global Liberal Studies at New York University, specializing in modern Italy, early modern Florence, and Europe’s relations with the Islamic world. She is the author of City and Nation in Italian Unification (2011) and Florence’s Embassy to the Sultan of Egypt (2019).
Event Context
Delivered as part of the commemorations for the 150th anniversary of Italian unification, this keynote was sponsored by the City of Florence and held in the Salone dei Cinquecento (Hall of the Five Hundred), a historic setting for civic and cultural life in Florence.
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