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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778277703321

Autore

Naghibi Nima

Titolo

Rethinking global sisterhood [[electronic resource] ] : western feminism and Iran / / Nima Naghibi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, Minn., : University of Minnesota Press

Bristol, : University Presses Marketing [distributor], c2007

ISBN

0-8166-5422-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (220 p.)

Disciplina

305.4889155

Soggetti

Feminism - Iran

Feminism - International cooperation

Women - Iran - Social conditions

Women - Iran - Public opinion

Muslim women - Iran

Women in motion pictures - Iran

East and West

Other (Philosophy)

Public opinion - Iran

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Enlightening the other : Christian sisters and intrepid adventuresses -- Scopophilic desires : unveiling Iranian women -- Global sisters in revolutionary Iran -- Female homosocial communities in Iranian feminist film -- Conclusion: Communicating across disciplines post 9/11.

Sommario/riassunto

Nima Naghibi makes powerful connections among feminism, imperialism, and the discourses of global sisterhood. Naghibi investigates topics including the state-sponsored WomenÕs Organization of Iran and the involvement of feminists such as Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem in the Iranian feminism movement. She also examines the veiled woman in the films of Tahmineh Milani, Ziba Mir-Hosseini and Kim Longinotto, and Mahnaz Afzali.