Women, art, and literature in the Iranian diaspora / Mehraneh Ebrahimi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ebrahimi, Mehraneh, author.

Series:

Gender, culture, and politics in the Middle East.

Gender, culture, and politics in the Middle East

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Satrapi, Marjane, 1969---Criticism and interpretation.

Satrapi, Marjane.

Bashi, Parsua, 1966---Criticism and interpretation.

Bashi, Parsua.

Neshat, Shirin, 1957---Criticism and interpretation.

Neshat, Shirin.

Arts, Iranian--21st century.

Arts, Iranian.

Women artists--Iran.

Women artists.

Women and the arts.

Iranian diaspora.

Graphic novels--History and criticism.

Graphic novels.

Motion pictures--History--21st century.

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiv, 183 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, [2019]

Summary:

The manuscript is a work of cultural studies, arguing that "art"--creative work in various forms--can serve to help transcend political binaries and foster identification of the political/ethnic "other." Specifically, it examines the work of Iranian women visual artists and writers living in the diaspora, including well-known figures like Marjane Satrapi and Shirin Neshat, and up-and-comers such as Amir Soltani and Parsua Bashi. Ebrahimi explores both classic and hybrid art forms, including graphic novels and photo-poetry, to advocate for the importance of aesthetics to inform and influence a global community.

Contents:

Diasporic Iranian visual literature in the form of graphic narratives

Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis

Parsua Bashi's Nylon road

Diasporic Iranian visual literature manifested in the art of Shirin Neshat : photo-poetry and poetic film

Shirin Neshat's political(ized) aesthetics

Neshat moving on to movies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8156-5482-0