This article aims to contextualise music as it was experienced in Tehran in 2004 (when the research for this work was conducted) - music that comes from various ethnic groups within Iran, and music coming from the diaspora. The relationships between various genres of music and people, as well as between music and the government, are examined. The malleability of musicians and their capacity to coordinate their expertise with popular and governmental expectations and limitations are then analysed. In this way, a fascinating yet little studied area in the anthropology of Iran at the time of research is addressed.
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In Anthropology of the Middle East
- Published (Print):
- 01 Mar 2013
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 24–39 (16 total)
Appalling Tehran
Translation of the French Serial Story and Its Effect on the Persian Serial Story
Manizheh Abdollahi and Ehya Amalsaleh
settings for these representations. This article examines an important example, the first Persian serial story published in Iran, Morteza Moshfeq-e Kazemi’s Tehran-e Makhuf ( Appalling Tehran ), and the influences on it of the translation of French serial
In Anthropology of the Middle East
- Published (Print):
- 01 Dec 2016
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 100–112 (13 total)
Nose Aesthetics
Rhinoplasty and Identity in Tehran
Sara Lenehan
Tehran currently hosts one of the largest rhinoplasty markets in the world, and rhinoplasty is the most sought after cosmetic surgery in the country. This article examines whether the rhinoplasty trend reflects a shift in Iranians' attitudes towards their ethnic and cultural identity. It is argued that fashion and beauty norms in Tehran are certainly informed by globalised images, but these are mediated by Iranian moralities of prestige, image consciousness and class awareness. Thus, while many of the persons interviewed described 'Iranian noses' as aesthetically inferior to 'European noses', their statements were not necessarily coupled with a desire to negate Iranian identity.
In Anthropology of the Middle East
- Published (Print):
- 01 Mar 2011
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 47–62 (16 total)
Titus and Coriolanus in Tehran
Shakespeare's Roman Plays and Iran's Politics
Mohammadreza Hassanzadeh Javanian
mechanism. There Will Be Blood in Tehran The Iranian production of Titus Andronicus was adapted by Shahram Ahmadzadeh and directed by Masoud Tayebi. 4 It was Tayebi's third venture in directing a Shakespearean adaptation, following Hamlet (2014
In Critical Survey
- Published (Print):
- 01 Dec 2022
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 124–135 (12 total)
Facing the Future
The Artistic and Diasporic Afterlife of the Iran-Iraq War
Roxanne Varzi
How do the cultural and emotional after-effects of the Iran-Iraq War influence artistic production among Iranian artists living outside of Iran? How do Iranian diaspora self-portraits act as socio-political memoirs? This article addresses these questions by looking at some examples of diaspora artists who through their art somehow remain political 'subjects' of contemporary Iran, even as they grapple with the complexities of 'being away' - if that is ever really possible.
In Anthropology of the Middle East
- Published (Print):
- 01 Mar 2013
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 40–62 (23 total)
Jean During
This article presents a survey of Persian music known as ‘learned’ – or better yet, ‘literate’ – that is currently practised, but from a perspective acquired over the past three decades. e subject is approached here not from a ‘scientifically neutral’ point of view, but rather in a subjective and narrative manner, through anecdotes, observations, personal reflections and especially aesthetic judgements. These are based on the author’s familiarity with Persian musical culture and on the broad consensus that his analyses and his critical approach have received among the community of Iranian artists and amateurs. is point of view emphasises the ‘post-modern’ character of the contemporaneous musical culture, thus surpassing the ancient-modern dispute while at the same time acknowledging certain requirements for quality.
In Anthropology of the Middle East
- Published (Print):
- 01 Mar 2006
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 80–105 (26 total)
In Social Anthropology/Anthropologie sociale
- Published (Print):
- 01 Feb 2010
- Article Type:
- Review Article
- Pages:
- 110–112 (2 total)
Reports
Films and Conferences
Soheila Shahshahani and Mary Elaine Hegland
FILMS
First Film Exhibition of Tehran’s Quarters, 30 October–2 November 2006.
CONFERENCES
Sixth Biennial of Iranian Studies Conference, 3–5 August 2006, London, U.K.
In Anthropology of the Middle East
- Published (Print):
- 01 Mar 2007
- Article Type:
- Review Article
- Pages:
- 118–120 (3 total)
Doing Gender Research as a ‘Gendered Subject’
Challenges and Sparks of Being a Dual-Citizen Woman Researcher in Iran
Rassa Ghaffari
end, I conducted one year of participant observation in the capital city of Iran, Tehran, between 2017 and 2019, where I collected overall more than 50 in-depth interviews and informal conversations with men and women belonging to two different
In Anthropology of the Middle East
- Published (Print):
- 01 Dec 2019
- Article Type:
- Other
- Pages:
- 130–142 (13 total)
Reports
Publications, Films and Conferences
Babak Rezvani, Sophie Accolas, Mary Elaine Hegland, and Clemence Scalbert Yucel
PUBLICATIONS
Steppe Magazine: A Central Asian Panorama (Nettlebed, Oxfordshire: Steppe International), £10/$20.
FILMS
Omidvari, Mohammad Mehdi (2006), La plainte des bateaux enchaînés, Iran, vidéo, couleur, 38 minutes.
CONFERENCES
‘Kinship in Iran and Neighbouring Countries’, 20–22 June 2008, Tehran, Iran
In Anthropology of the Middle East
- Published (Print):
- 01 Dec 2008
- Article Type:
- Review Article
- Pages:
- 100–105 (6 total)