An image separated into rectangular sections with an image of “translation“ in the dictionary, the event details, and the speaker’s photos in different boxes. Professor Amir Ahmadi Arian is pictured in an official headshot in a collared shirt; he has tan skin and is bald with a gray and black short beard. Translator Azadeh Eriss is a young light skinned woman with dark wavy hair, smiling at the camera from behind a laptop. Banner for An Evening with Novelist and Professor Amir Ahmadi Arian and TRIP PhD Student Azadeh Eriss

An Evening with Novelist and Professor Amir Ahmadi Arian and TRIP PhD Student Azadeh Eriss

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Meeting / Discussion Academic Diversity/Cultural Health & Wellness Mind International Literature

Wed, Nov 4, 2026

4 PM – 6 PM EST (GMT-5)

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Azadeh Eriss, a PhD student in the Translation Research and Instruction Program (TRIP), reads from her translation of English Professor Amir Ahmadi Arian's novel, That mid-December Day, and sit for a conversation about the process of translation and the craft of fiction. Azadeh Eriss is a PhD student in the Translation Research and Instruction Program (TRIP) at Binghamton University. She began her career as a professional translator in Iran in 2012. Her research explores how translation shapes the way audiences experience stories across languages and cultures, with a particular focus on audiovisual translation (AVT).

Amir Ahmadi Arian is the author of several works of fiction and nonfiction in Persian and English. He is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Binghamton University.

This is a joint event with the Creative Writing Program and The Translation Research and Instruction Program at Binghamton University.

Read the BingUnews article for more information about this project:
https://www.binghamton.edu/news/story/6036/doctoral-student-to-translate-english-professors-banned-novel-from-persian-to-english

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