BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:EventsCalendar PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T053451Z TZURL:https://www.tzurl.org/zoneinfo-outlook/America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,Lectures and Seminars,Thes is/Dissertations DESCRIPTION:Advisor: Paula Becker Subject: Master of Fine Arts Thesis Defen se by: Arghavan Booyeh Topic: Woven Courage Date: May 1, 2026 Time: 2:00 P M Location: Hatch Street Studios Abstract: Woven Courage explores fiber ar t as a site where cultural heritage and storytelling intersect, expressing the duality of women’s experiences as both delicate and resilient, soft yet powerful. Drawing on a background in law, the work engages themes of human rights and women’s resistance in Iran, using symbols such as the C ypress (Sarv) and paisley (Botteh) to embody transformation, grief, and en during hope. Through maximalist sculptural forms, the thesis reveals the p aradox of women’s extraordinary strength alongside the unsustainable bur dens they carry, positioning each woven thread as an act of protest, memor y, and collective resilience.\nEvent page: https://www.umassd.edu/events/c ms/master-of-fine-arts-thesis-defense-by-arghavan-booyeh.php X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Advisor: Paula Becker

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S ubject: Master of Fine Arts Thesis Defense by: Arghavan Booyeh

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Top ic: Woven Courage

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Date: May 1\, 2026

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Time: 2:00 PM

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Location: Hatch Street Studios

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Abstract:

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Woven Courage explores fiber art as a site where cultural heritage and storytelling intersect\, expressing the duality of w omen’s experiences as both delicate and resilient\, soft yet powerful. D rawing on a background in law\, the work engages themes of human rights an d women’s resistance in Iran\, using symbols such as the Cypress (Sarv) and paisley (Botteh) to embody transformation\, grief\, and enduring hope. Through maximalist sculptural forms\, the thesis reveals the paradox of w omen’s extraordinary strength alongside the unsustainable burdens they c arry\, positioning each woven thread as an act of protest\, memory\, and c ollective resilience.

Event page: https: //www.umassd.edu/events/cms/master-of-fine-arts-thesis-defense-by-arghavan -booyeh.php

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