Conditions of Being a Contemporary Iranian Woman: Shirin Neshat, Shirin Aliabadi, and Shadi Ghadirian's Manipulated Images of 'Real Life'-An Authentic History or a Construct of Memory?
General Material Designation
[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
Michelle L. Carpanzano
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
Marino, Melanie
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Sotheby's Institute of Art - New York
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2015
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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67
NOTES PERTAINING TO PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-321-78372-8
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
M.A.
Discipline of degree
Contemporary Art
Body granting the degree
Sotheby's Institute of Art - New York
Text preceding or following the note
2015
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This thesis aspires to provide a working knowledge of Western ideals in photography to best evaluate and understand the contemporary works of three Iranian female photographers, Shirin Neshat, Shirin Aliabadi, and Shadi Ghadirian respectively. Framed within a discussion of Iran's socio-political climate, in-depth analyses of the aforementioned artists establish an appropriate discourse necessary to understand the relevance, value, and art emerging from Iran. Situated within a larger, more globalized frame of the contemporary art community today, applications of Iranian socio-historical methodologies provide a working knowledge of the human condition in contemporary Iran. Shirin Neshat, Shirin Aliabadi, and Shadi Ghadirian navigate the ever-oscillating identity of the Iranian woman through their photographs, delving deeper into an exploration of the nuances of life in an archaic society.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Middle Eastern history; Art history; Womens studies; Middle Eastern Studies
UNCONTROLLED SUBJECT TERMS
Subject Term
Social sciences;Communication and the arts;Iran;Middle Eastern;Photography;Women photographers