04655nam 2200745 a 450 991078170730332120230620201834.00-8156-5139-2(CKB)2550000000052634(OCoLC)759158748(CaPaEBR)ebrary10493611(SSID)ssj0000539224(PQKBManifestationID)11369656(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000539224(PQKBWorkID)10570466(PQKB)10475078(MiAaPQ)EBC3410046(MdBmJHUP)muse3677(Au-PeEL)EBL3410046(CaPaEBR)ebr10493611(CaONFJC)MIL945759(EXLCZ)99255000000005263420110304d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierModernity, sexuality, and ideology in Iran the life and legacy of a popular female artist /Kamran TalattofFirst edition.Syracuse, N.Y. :Syracuse University Press,2011.1 online resource (x, 318 pages) illustrationsModern intellectual and political history of the Middle EastBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8156-3224-X Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 not only advances in industry and economy but also advances 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 1970s, 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 1970s, analyzing their lives and work as windows through which to examine what Iranian culture allowed and what it repudiated.Modern intellectual and political history of the Middle East.Modernity, sexuality, and ideology in Iran :the life and legacy of popular female artistsWomen authors, IranianBiographyWomen artistsIranBiographyWomen dancersIranBiographyWomen in popular cultureIranHistory20th centurySexSocial aspectsIranHistory20th centurySocial changeIranHistory20th centuryIdeologyIranHistory20th centuryIranIntellectual life20th centuryIranSocial conditions20th centuryWomen authors, IranianWomen artistsWomen dancersWomen in popular cultureHistorySexSocial aspectsHistorySocial changeHistoryIdeologyHistory700.82/0955Talattof Kamran672758MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781707303321Modernity, sexuality, and ideology in Iran3695743UNINA