Secrets of the Surface: 2020 documentary on Maryam Mirzakhani

[jon zingale]

I am looking forward to seeing this documentary. It seems like it could be inspiring for the mathematics education enthusiasts on the list. About the Iranian Fields Medalist, Maryam Mirzakhani, the documentary highlights the challenges women (and perhaps especially Iranian women) face and are beginning to overcome in finding a place within mathematics focused institutions. The documentarian, George Csicsery, is one of my favorites. Some on the list may be familiar with his documentary about Erdos, N is a number, a good example of what a mathematics documentary can be.

SECRETS OF THE SURFACE: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani

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[George Duncan-2]

Thanks, Jon, for the link to the documentary about Maryam Mirzakhani. She is one of the nine women mathematicians featured in my art series, A Room of Her Own. She appears in the lower right corner of the attached image.  Each piece is 12"x12". 

On Wed, Feb 3, 2021 at 12:11 PM jon zingale <[hidden email]> wrote:

I am looking forward to seeing this documentary. It seems like it could be inspiring for the mathematics education enthusiasts on the list. About the Iranian Fields Medalist, Maryam Mirzakhani, the documentary highlights the challenges women (and perhaps especially Iranian women) face and are beginning to overcome in finding a place within mathematics focused institutions. The documentarian, George Csicsery, is one of my favorites. Some on the list may be familiar with his documentary about Erdos, N is a number, a good example of what a mathematics documentary can be.

SECRETS OF THE SURFACE: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani

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[jon zingale]

That piece is really cool. Thanks for sharing it!



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[jon zingale]

tangentially related, and perhaps also of interest to mathematics advocates
here in the southwest, is another documentary by Csicsery called *Navajo
Math Circles*: http://www.zalafilms.com/navajo/about.html

"""
Hundreds of Navajo children in recent years have found themselves at the
center of a lively collaboration with mathematicians from around the world.
The children stay late after school and assemble over the summer to study
mathematics, using a model called math circles, which originated in Eastern
Europe and which has proliferated across the United States. This notion of
student-centered learning puts children in charge of exploring mathematics
to their own joy and satisfaction, with potentially long-lasting results.
"""



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