Tutor information
Matin Arghandehpour
Mateen is a historian and a filmmaker. He received his PhD from UCL in 2024, and his thesis considered how Persians attempted to manipulate the Greek states by means of their religious culture during the Greek-Persian Wars of the 5th century BC. His work deals mainly with historiography and intercultural interaction. He is interested in ancient languages, cultures and religions. He joined the Invisible East Project in 2024 to help with data entry and the production of a short film.
Courses
Join us in Oxford for a thought-provoking day event exploring the lives of people in the medieval Islamicate East, from empire to everyday.
Explore medieval life along the Silk Roads. This hybrid lecture series will cover many facets of life, from farming and agriculture to the lives of women and Jews in today’s Afghanistan, Iran, Central Asia and beyond.