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Representing the Unpresentable: Historical Images of National Reform from the Qajars to the Islamic Republic of Iran (Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East)
Negar Mottahedah
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Description for Representing the Unpresentable: Historical Images of National Reform from the Qajars to the Islamic Republic of Iran (Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East)
Hardcover. Explores the central issues of vision and visibility in Iranian culture. This book focuses on historical and literary texts to understand the use of visual culture in the production of the contemporary nation. It examines various discourses that have constituted the image of the "Babi." Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBN; APFA; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 535.
In this pioneering book, Negar Mottahedeh explores the central issues of vision and visibility in Iranian culture. She focuses on historical and literary texts to understand the use of visual culture in the production of the contemporary nation. Tracing the historical mediation and dissemination of ideas for national reform in the modern period of Iran, the book examines the various discourses that have constituted the image of the ""Babi."" As cinema began to displace other forms of Iranian entertainment, Islamic culture attempted to keep the motion picture industry free from what it perceived to be the taint of foreign values ... Read more
In this pioneering book, Negar Mottahedeh explores the central issues of vision and visibility in Iranian culture. She focuses on historical and literary texts to understand the use of visual culture in the production of the contemporary nation. Tracing the historical mediation and dissemination of ideas for national reform in the modern period of Iran, the book examines the various discourses that have constituted the image of the ""Babi."" As cinema began to displace other forms of Iranian entertainment, Islamic culture attempted to keep the motion picture industry free from what it perceived to be the taint of foreign values ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
Series
Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East
Number of Pages
278
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815631798
SKU
V9780815631798
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About Negar Mottahedah
Negar Mottahedeh has published articles in the 2005 Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures, Traditions in World Cinema, and World Order Magazine, among others. She is assistant professor at Duke University.
Reviews for Representing the Unpresentable: Historical Images of National Reform from the Qajars to the Islamic Republic of Iran (Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East)
A welcome addition to the growing and exciting body of scholarship in the fields of Iranian studies, Middle East studies, gender studies, Iranian cinema, and cultural studies. Its author is a rising star in the field.