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Becoming Visible in Iran: Women in Contemporary Iranian Society

Autor Mehri Honarbin-Holliday
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 4 feb 2009
The state of women in Islamic societies is the subject of much interest and heated debate, even as representations in the media rely on inadequate information and misperceptions. "Becoming Visible in Iran" disputes the widespread stereotypes about Muslim women prevalent in the West, providing a vivid account of young women in contemporary Iran. Beginning at home, women are infusing dramatic change by challenging the patriarchal conceptions of their fathers, brothers, uncles and others within the intimate sphere of family and home. Empowered by education, they transport the power of their minds and beginning from the domestic to the public and political.Through detailed interviews and striking narratives, Mehri Honarbin-Holliday presents the experiences of these young women who wield a key if indirect political influence on the seemingly male dominated politics of this society, as they achieve a new visibility. For its direct presentation of women's perspectives as well as its analysis and insight, this book is a vital contribution to our understanding of the lives of Muslim women and the possibilities before them today.This title offers contemporary research on Iran.It provides original fieldwork, including interviews with young Iranian women. It is relevant for Gender Studies and Middle East specialists.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781845118785
ISBN-10: 1845118782
Pagini: 224
Ilustrații: 15 b/w integrated
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția I.B.Tauris
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Notă biografică

Mehri Honarbin-Holliday is Research Fellow in international education at Canterbury Christ Church University and affiliated to the London Middle East Institute. She is also a practicing interdisciplinary artist exploring the intersections of gender, identity and art. She has exhibited her video and ceramic installations in Iran, Britain, Mexico and the United States and is the recipient of the 2007 National Award from the Art and Culture Secretariat, Tehran.

Cuprins

PrefaceIntroduction1. Histories, Transitions and Continuities2. Making Meaning, Acquiring Identities3. Presences4. Visions of a Civil Society5. Arrivals and Departures

Recenzii

'This book will make a fresh contribution to the field of Middle East women's studies. It challenges prevailing stereotypes and misconceptions about Iranian women while providing an original and creative way of engaging with the material.' Nadje Al-Ali, The Centre for Gender Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London 'This book, based on the lived and complex experiences of a number of women in Iran, is an important contribution to our wider understanding of women's lives in Iran today. The narratives presented give meaning to concepts of identity, agency, and autonomy in a dynamic way not previously seen in [the study] of Iran... timely, readable and well-informed...it is essential reading for academics, activists, and policymakers, and indeed for all women in both Muslim majority and Muslim minority societies.' Dr Elaheh Rostami-Povey, Centre for Media and Film Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London 'The book ... gives a powerful sense of anticipation and of the collective ownership of broadened and shared horizons in the minds of Tehrani women. With profound integrity it illuminates Iranian women's intellectual preoccupations and aspirations under the Islamic regime.' Journal of Middle East Women's Studies