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IDCDC’s peer-to-peer learning space, open to contributors of every background; it is not a university and grants no degrees. IDCDC’s peer-to-peer learning space, open to contributors of every background.

A group of practitioners of one field who work together on courses, toolkits and the field itself; the charter calls it a College.

Arts and Culture

A A proposal only, which exists once the governing body the charter names decides. community of practice for artists and cultural workers. It would produce reviewed guides, standards and curricula for the diaspora and for public knowledge.

Register interestCommunities of practice

Status
Proposed
What it offers
4
Courses
3
Country programmes
49
Before you begin IDCDC is a peer-to-peer network. It is not a university and acts for no government, party, corporation or faith body.

A set of lessons with an outline, written and reviewed by peers; it carries no academic credit. are written and reviewed by peers. A course plan with outcomes, modules and assessment, written before the lessons and reviewed before teaching starts. are A text awaiting review; it can change before it is used. until expert review.

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Sources

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  1. Seyedhamidreza Pirasteh (2025). Music of Protest: Intersectionality of Art and Activism Inside Iran and the Iranian Diaspora. Temple University. Libraries. DOI 10.34944/ssw3-tp08
  2. Mehraneh Ebrahimi (2019). Women, Art, and Literature in the Iranian Diaspora. Syracuse University Press. DOI 10.2307/j.ctvkwnnqg
  3. Joanna Inglot (2016). Trans-cultural dialogues in the art of Iranian Diaspora. NN. DOI 10.11588/diglit.34225.7
  4. Ali Davilan (2026). Listening Beyond the Hits: A Review of Tehrangeles Vice (Iranian Diaspora Pop 1983–1993) – Various Artists. Tehrangeles Vice (Iranian Diaspora Pop 1983–1993). Produced by Zachary Asdourian. Album Notes by Dr. Farzaneh Hemmasi. Discotchari. Vinyl and Digital, 12 tracks, 66 minutes.. Traditions of Music and Dance. DOI 10.1017/tmd.2026.10058
  5. Cathrine Bublatzky (2020). Aesthetics of an Iranian diaspora – politics of belonging and difference in contemporary art photography. Journal of Aesthetics & Culture. DOI 10.1080/20004214.2020.1767969

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01What it offers

  • 01

    Heritage guides

    Reviewed guides on the music, arts and crafts of Iran’s peoples.

  • 02

    Curricula

    Review of arts courses in the curriculum.

  • 03

    Archives

    Standards for recording and caring for cultural heritage.

  • 04

    Artist support

    Information on residencies and calls for artists.

02Who it is for

  • Musicians
  • Visual artists
  • Writers and filmmakers
  • Craftspeople

03How it works

Proposal
the community of practice is put to the Governing Board.
Decision
the Governing Board decides whether to create it under the charter.
Membership
professionals in the A narrower topic within a discipline. register interest and declare their interests.
Work
members draft outputs in small groups.
Review
every output is peer reviewed and sourced before publication.

04What it always keeps

  • The community of practice is independent of any party, faction or government.
  • Members declare An interest of a person, such as money, family, an employer or a political role, that could make them decide differently from a fair person in the same place..
  • Every output is reviewed and sourced.
  • No output is published in IDCDC’s name without approval.

05Disciplines

  • A group of related disciplines within a faculty; it is an arrangement of subjects, not an institution. of Iranian Arts

    Persian classical music

    Persian classical music is built on the dastgah system and the radif repertoire, passed from teacher to student.

    2 courses4 fields Open

  • Department of Iranian Arts

    Calligraphy and Persian painting

    Calligraphy and Persian painting are arts of the book, from nasta’liq script to illustrated manuscripts.

    2 courses4 fields Open

  • Department of Iranian Arts

    Carpets, textiles and crafts

    Iran’s crafts include carpets, kilims, tilework and metalwork, made in many regions and by nomadic peoples.

    1 course4 fields Open

  • Department of Iranian Arts

    Iranian cinema

    Iranian cinema has a long history inside the country and in exile.

    1 course4 fields Open

  • Department of Music and Performing Arts

    Music and musicology

    Musicology studies music, its systems and the people who make it.

    0 courses4 fields Proposed

  • Department of Visual Arts, Crafts and Design

    Fine arts

    Fine arts make and study painting, drawing, sculpture and photography.

    0 courses4 fields Proposed

  • Department of Film and Media Arts

    Film studies

    Film studies examine cinema as art, industry and record.

    0 courses4 fields Proposed

  • Department of Heritage and Digital Humanities

    Heritage studies

    Heritage studies examine how societies keep, interpret and share their past.

    0 courses4 fields Proposed

06Courses

  • Persian classical music · Foundations, Practitioner

    Dastgah and radif

    Outline in preparation.

    Wave 2 Planned

  • Calligraphy and Persian painting · Foundations, Practitioner

    Calligraphy

    Outline in preparation.

    Wave 2 Planned

  • Iranian cinema · Foundations

    Iranian cinema

    Outline in preparation.

    Wave 2 Planned

A A record of what was studied and assessed in a course or pathway; it is not a certificate or a qualification. shows what was studied and assessed. It is not a certificate or a qualification.

07Communities of practice

  • Proposed

    Medicine and Health

    A proposed community of practice for health professionals of the Iranian diaspora.

  • Proposed

    Engineering and Technology

    A proposed community of practice for engineers and technologists of the Iranian diaspora.

  • Proposed

    Law and Justice

    A proposed community of practice for lawyers and legal scholars of the Iranian diaspora.

  • Proposed

    Education and Pedagogy

    A proposed community of practice for teachers and educators of the Iranian diaspora.

  • Proposed

    Finance and Economy

    A proposed community of practice for finance and economics professionals of the Iranian diaspora.

  • Proposed

    Media and Information Integrity

    A proposed community of practice for journalists and information professionals of the Iranian diaspora.

  • Proposed

    Environment, Water and Energy

    A proposed community of practice for environmental and energy specialists of the Iranian diaspora.

  • Proposed

    Governance and Public Administration

    A proposed community of practice for public administration and governance specialists of the Iranian diaspora.

  • Proposed

    Science and Research

    A proposed community of practice for scientists and researchers of the Iranian diaspora.

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APA

Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. (2026). Arts and Culture. iranians.global. https://iranians.global/learn/communities/arts-culture/

Chicago

Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. 2026. “Arts and Culture.” iranians.global. https://iranians.global/learn/communities/arts-culture/.

BibTeX
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	year = {2026},
	note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0},
	title = {Arts and {Culture}},
	url = {https://iranians.global/learn/communities/arts-culture/},
	howpublished = {https://iranians.global/learn/communities/arts-culture/},
}

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08Research and sources

Recent and relevant work on this page’s subject, from approved open scholarly sources. Metadata and links only. Titles stay as published. Not yet reviewed.

  1. Music of Protest: Intersectionality of Art and Activism Inside Iran and the Iranian Diaspora

    Seyedhamidreza Pirasteh · 2025 · Temple University. Libraries

    ArticleDataCiteOpenAIRE

  2. Women, Art, and Literature in the Iranian Diaspora

    Mehraneh Ebrahimi · 2019 · Syracuse University Press

    BookCrossrefOpenAIRE

  3. Trans-cultural dialogues in the art of Iranian Diaspora

    Joanna Inglot · 2016 · NN

    ArticleDataCiteOpenAIRE

  4. Listening Beyond the Hits: A Review of Tehrangeles Vice (Iranian Diaspora Pop 1983–1993) – Various Artists. Tehrangeles Vice (Iranian Diaspora Pop 1983–1993). Produced by Zachary Asdourian. Album Notes by Dr. Farzaneh Hemmasi. Discotchari. Vinyl and Digital, 12 tracks, 66 minutes.

    Ali Davilan · 2026 · Traditions of Music and Dance

    ArticleCrossrefCC-BY-4.0

  5. Aesthetics of an Iranian diaspora – politics of belonging and difference in contemporary art photography

    Cathrine Bublatzky · 2020 · Journal of Aesthetics & Culture

    ArticleDOAJOpen access

  6. SEVEN Secret Codes: Symbolic Language in Iranian Art and in the Iranian Diaspora

    Sheida Soleimani · 2024 · University of Texas Press

    ArticleOpenAIRE

  7. MEHRANEH EBRAHIMI, Women, Art, and Literature in the Iranian Diaspora (Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 2019)

    Sean Widlake · 2021 · Mashriq & Mahjar

    ArticleDOAJOpenAIREOpen access

  8. Transnational Culture in the Iranian Armenian Diaspora

    Claudia Yaghoobi · 2023 · Edinburgh University Press

    BookCrossref

  9. The Ambivalent Site: Islamic Culture and Iranian Diaspora Women Artists in Contemporary Art

    null Hayoung Joo · 2012 · Journal of History of Modern Art

    ArticleOpenAIREOpen access

  10. Iran. A New Hub for Afghan Artists

    Shirin Garmaroudi Naef · 2022 · Almanach

    ArticleOpenAlexOpen accessCC-BY-SA

  11. Iranian Music in Diaspora

    Sara Feili · Wesleyan University

    ThesisCrossref

  12. Women, Art, and Literature in the Iranian Diaspora, Mehraneh Ebrahimi, Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 2019, ISBN 9780815636557 (pbk), 9780815636359 hbk, 224 pp.

    Marie Ostby · 2020 · Iranian Studies

    ArticleOpenAIRE

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