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Author Talattof, Kamran, author.

Title Modernity, sexuality, and ideology in Iran : the life and legacy of a popular female artist / Kamran Talattof.

Publication Info. Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2011.

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Edition First edition.
Description xii, 318 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Series Modern intellectual and political history of the Middle East
Modern intellectual and political history of the Middle East.
ACLS Humanities E-Book.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 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.
Summary 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.
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.
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.
Reproduction Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2022. EPUB file. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book])
Note All rights reserved.
Subject Sa‘d, Kubr
Women authors, Iranian -- Biography.
Authors, Iranian -- Biography.
Women artists -- Iran -- Biography.
Artists -- Iran -- Biography.
Women dancers -- Iran -- Biography.
Dancers -- Iran -- Biography.
Iran -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
Iran -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Women in popular culture -- Iran -- History -- 20th century.
Sex -- Social aspects -- Iran -- History -- 20th century.
Social change -- Iran -- History -- 20th century.
Ideology -- Iran -- History -- 20th century.
Écrivaines iraniennes -- Biographies.
Femmes artistes -- Iran -- Biographies.
Danseuses -- Iran -- Biographies.
Iran -- Conditions sociales -- 20e siècle.
Femmes dans la culture populaire -- Iran -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Sexualité -- Aspect social -- Iran -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Idéologie -- Iran -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
15.75 history of Asia. (NL-LeOCL)077599616
Sa‘d, Kubr. (OCoLC)fst01935885
Ideology. (OCoLC)fst00966915
Intellectual life. (OCoLC)fst00975769
Sex -- Social aspects. (OCoLC)fst01114214
Social change. (OCoLC)fst01122310
Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst01919811
Women artists. (OCoLC)fst01177159
Women authors, Iranian. (OCoLC)fst01177287
Women dancers. (OCoLC)fst01177550
Women in popular culture. (OCoLC)fst01177953
Iran. (OCoLC)fst01204889
Sa‘d, Kubr 1946-
Künstlerin
Massenkultur
Schriftstellerin
Sexualität
Sozialer Wandel
Tänzerin
Iran
Iran.
Populärkultur -- författare -- Iran -- 1900-talet.
Social ställning -- sexualitet.
15.75 history of Asia. (NL-LeOCL)077599616
Shahrzad, 1946- (NL-LeOCL)363919473
Kvinnliga författare -- Iran -- 1900-talet.
Kvinnliga dansare -- Iran -- 1900-talet.
Iran -- intellektuellt liv -- 1900-talet.
Iran -- sociala förhållanden -- 1900-talet.
Chronological Term 1900-1999
Genre/Form Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Electronic books.
Added Author American Council of Learned Societies.
Added Title ACLS Humanities E-Book. URL: http://www.humanitiesebook.org/
ISBN 9780815632245
081563224X
9780815651390 (ebook)
Standard No. 40019588227
40019578416
2027/heb34602 hdl

 
    
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