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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-339-38622-5
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
Ph.D.
Discipline of degree
Media and Communication
Body granting the degree
Temple University
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2015
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Iranian documentary filmmakers negotiate their relationship with power centers every step of the way in order to open creative spaces and make films. This dissertation covers their professional activities and their films, with particular attention to 1997 to 2014, which has been a period of tremendous expansion. Despite the many restrictions on freedom of expression in Iran, especially between 2009 and 2013, after the uprising against dubious election practices, documentary filmmakers continued to organize, remained active, and produced films and distributed them. In this dissertation I explore how they engaged with different centers of power in order to create films that are relevant to their society. To focus this topic, my research explores media institutions, their filmmaking practices, and the strategies they use to produce and distribute their films.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Cultural anthropology; Mass communications; Film studies
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Subject Term
Social sciences;Communication and the arts;Cinema;Culture;Documentary film;Film;Iran;Media institutions