Newsletter: July 14, 2023
Ceiling of Napoleon’s tomb and family crypt at the Musée de l'Armée. Author’s photo.
Welcome to my newsletter and blog: Persepolis Unbound. My name is Keanu Heydari. I’m a doctoral candidate in History at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. I study the Iranian diaspora in France in the twentieth century. I’m also interested in New Testament studies and modern theology.
Updates
I arrived in Paris on June 13, 2023 from LAX. I’ve spent the past month intensively researching at the Archives nationales and the Archives de la Préfecture de Police. I’ve been staying at the same location as last time, the Fondation des États-Unis in the fourteenth arrondissement. See my newsletters from my last trip in Paris here and here. I’ve gotten to spend time with family and friends in Paris, too!
During this time, I’ve managed to fully revise the draft of the first chapter of my dissertation and get started on my second chapter. Next week, I’ll be in Amsterdam to digitize recordings created by Prof. Afshin Matin-Asgari at the International Institute of Social History.
Researching at the Archives nationales
Pierrefitte-sur-Seine. Author’s photo.
Gastronomic Adventures in Paris
Authors photos.
Future Plans
I’ll be heading back to the United States on July 30 and will spend time with family in Los Angeles until I head back to Ann Arbor on August 20.
