│ Specialized Journal
│ A collection of scholarly articles and visual narratives
│ exploring jewellery as culture, heritage, and art.
│ 📄 The Symbolism of Gemstones in Persian Culture
│ By Dr. Haleh Ghoorchian · Summer 2026
│ A study of lapis lazuli, turquoise, and ruby in art, architecture, and literature.
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│ 📄 Lapis Lazuli: From Ancient Civilizations to Modern Luxury
│ By Dr. Haleh Ghoorchian · Summer 2026
│ A journey through the history of lapis lazuli, from Mesopotamia to contemporary jewellery.
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│ 📄 Gems and Identity: Redefining Jewellery as Cultural Heritage in the Modern Age
│ By Dr. Haleh Ghoorchian · Summer 2026
│ The article further explores contemporary shifts in jewellery practice, including ethical sourcing, technological innovation.
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│ 📄 Jewellery and Material Culture: Weaving Identity Through Textiles, Architecture, and Ritual Objects
│ By Dr. Haleh Ghoorchian · Summer 2026
│ The article offering new perspectives for curatorial and educational approaches to material culture.
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│ 📄 Diasporic Jewellery: Identity, Memory, and Cultural Continuity
│ By Dr. Haleh Ghoorchian · Summer 2026
│ The findings contribute to the fields of diaspora studies, material culture, and heritage studies, while also offering practical insights for understanding how communities maintain cultural continuity in contexts of migration and diaspora.
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│ 📄 Jewellery and the Digital Age: Materiality, Authenticity, and Identity in Virtual and Augmented Spaces
│ By Dr. Haleh Ghoorchian · Summer 2026
│The article further examines how the tension between the physical and the virtual is being negotiated by jewellers, collectors, and consumers, proposing a framework for understanding jewellery in the digital age as a continuum of material-digital practice.
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