Taylor Stone

Second year MA student in Comparative Literature, concentrating on Persian language and literature. Focused on specializing in ancient Iranian history and languages, religious texts, and the role of women in Zoroastrianism. Plans to continue with a PhD the following academic year.

Conferences this year:

• Association for Iranian Studies online symposium, October 20-22^nd ; virtual 
  • My paper title, "sacred snake blood: the dualism of serpent symbol context in the Shahnameh and Kurdish folklore"
• American Folklore Society annual meeting, November 1-4^th in person; Portland, OR
  • Meeting theme, "Roots, Rootlessness, and Uprooting"
  • My paper title, "sacred snake blood: the dualism of serpent symbol context in the Shahnameh and Kurdish folklore"