عنوان

Modernity, sexuality, and ideology in Iran :

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081563224X

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9780815632245

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Title Proper

Modernity, sexuality, and ideology in Iran :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

the life and legacy of a popular female artist /

First Statement of Responsibility

Kamran Talattof.

Edition Statement

1st ed.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Syracuse, N.Y. :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Syracuse University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2011.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xii, 318 p. :

Other Physical Details

ill. ;

Dimensions

24 cm.

Series Title

Modern intellectual and political history of the Middle East

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

Academic writing and writing about lives : an introduction -- Modernity, sexuality, and popular culture : Iran's social agony -- Iranian women and public space in the seventies : Shahrzad, a woman of her time -- Seduction, sin, and salvation : spurious sexuality in dance and film -- Shahrzad as a writer : the question of literary modernity -- Social change in Iran and the transforming lives of women artists -- Ideology, sexuality, and sexual agency : an afterword.

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Exploring the life and times of Shahrzad, a dancer, actress, filmmaker, and poet, Talattof illuminates the country's struggle with modernity and the ideological, traditional, and religious resistance against it. Born in 1946, she performed in several theater productions, became an acclaimed film star in the 1970's, and pursued a career as a journalist and poet. Following the revolution, she was imprisoned and eventually became homeless on the streets of Tehran. Her success and eventual decline as a female artist and entertainer illustrate the conflict between modernity and tradition and Iran's failure to embrace an overt expression of sexuality. Talattof also profiles several other female artists of the 1970's, analyzing their lives and work as windows through which to examine what Iranian culture allowed and what it repudiated. --

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In Iran, since the mid-nineteenth century, one issue has been a common concern: how should Iran become modern? More than a century of struggle for or against modernity has constituted much of the social, political, and cultural history of the country. In the decades since the 1979 Revolution, the question has become even more critical. In Modernity, Sexuality, and Ideology in Iran, Talattof finds that the process of modernity never truly unfolded, due in large part to Iran's reluctance to embrace the seminal subjects of gender and sexuality. Talattof's approach reflects a unique look at modernity as advancement not only in industry and economy but also toward an open, intellectual discourse on sexuality. --

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Modernity, Sexuality, and Ideology in Iran explores the integral role of popular culture and female artists in the shaping of modern Iran, constructing a new framework for understanding such crucial concepts as ideology and modernity. --Book Jacket.

Saʻīdī, Kubrā.

Ideology-- Iran-- History-- 20th century.

Sex-- Social aspects-- Iran-- History-- 20th century.

Social change-- Iran-- History-- 20th century.

Women artists-- Iran, Biography.

Women authors, Iranian, Biography.

Women dancers-- Iran, Biography.

Women in popular culture-- Iran-- History-- 20th century.

Iran, Intellectual life, 20th century.

Iran, Social conditions, 20th century.

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Book number

Talattof, Kamran.

Date of Transaction

20120913014432.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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