ASPIRANTUM

Maya Reus will participate in ASPIRANTUM's 2026 Persian language summer school.

Maya studied the history, language, and gender of the Turco‑Persianate world at Leiden University and SOAS, University of London, where she delved into performance and the symbolisation of women as visual and literary tropes. She is a freelance researcher and programme curator based in Amsterdam, working on projects for the International Literature Festival Utrecht, El Hizjra, and the inclusive theatrical‑heritage foundation The Need for Legacy. In the future she hopes to write a mythological sci‑fi novel about a Qajar dancer and to establish a commune for when the climate‑ and fascist‑apocalypse becomes a reality.

Daisy Hiscocks will participate in ASPIRANTUM's 2026 Persian language summer school.

Daisy is an undergraduate student at the University of Edinburgh studying Arabic and French. She loves travelling and exploring new places, so she can’t wait to study Persian and make the most of Armenia this summer.