Globalizing era, 19842010, duke university press books, 2012 isbn. Zirepooste shahr under the skin of the city rakhshan banietemad, 2005, 92 min. Iran has undergone considerable social upheaval since the revolution and this has been reflected in its cinema. These will include postpartition india, postrevolutionary iran, and the post911 global cinema. At root, racism is an ideology of racial domination wilson, 1999. His latest work is the awardwinning fourvolume book a social history of iranian cinema, published in 201112. Synopsis recent, postrevolutionary iranian cinema has of course gained the attention of international audiences who have been struck by its powerful, poetic and often explicitly political explorations. Jamsheed akrami, a scholar and critic of the iranian cinema, discussed the films of bahman ghobadi, an upandcoming kurdish. Cosmopolitan imaginaries in twentieth century iran explores the genesis amnesia that informs the conventional scholarly accounts of iranian cinema history. Mahvash published an autobiography, that was actually a sex manual with illustrations of her in. An iranian cultural renaissance in the late 8th century led to a reawakening of persian literary culture, though the persian language was now highly arabized and in arabic script, and native persian islamic dynasties began to appear with the rise of the.
The citizens decide to by shooting videos and broadcasting them on youthbe. The postrevolutionary iranian national cinema has garnered international popularity and critical acclaim since the late 1980s for being innovative, ethical, and compassionate. A social history of iranian cinema, volume 4 by hamid naficy, 9780822348788, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. History of iranian cinema tavoos online irans first.
Petersen, kristian 2017 a social history of iranian cinema farsi translation. Sep 29, 2015 social riots, popular uprisings, and revolutions are among the threats that could have jeopardized the stability of the islamic republic of iran iri in its recent history. Covering the late nineteenth century to the early twentyfirst and addressing documentaries, popular genres, and art films, it explains irans peculiar cinematic production modes, as well as the role of cinema and media in shaping modernity and a modern. A social history of iranian cinema, volumes 1 through 4, duke university press books, 2011. Pdf naficy, hamid, a social history of iranian cinema volume 1. Dabashis choice of subject matters are interesting in that they are all from very different social, economic, political and ideological backgrounds and so in a sense each offers a branch of what makes present iranian cinema. The artisanal era, 18971941, duke university press, durham, nc, 2011, isbn 9 7808 2234 7750, 456 pp. Jodaie nader az simin, the separation of nader from simin is a 2011 iranian drama film written and directed by asghar farhadi, starring leila hatami, peyman moaadi, shahab hosseini, sareh bayat, and sarina farhadi. Choose two 2 lowerdivision cinema and technocultural studies courses for a total of 8 units.
The economic and the political role of bonyads manochehr dorraj, texas christian university 12. Naficy, hamid, a social history of iranian cinema volume 1. Introduction to islam near eastern languages and civilizationsnelc nelc180 coml125, sast124, folk125, engl103 narrative across cultures y. Close up is a successful fusion of art, politics and social history, with cinema placed successfully in a global context. Cinematography is the illusion of movement by the recording and subsequent rapid projection of many still photographic pictures on a screen. Courses counting towards a language requirement cannot count. He is currently the hamad bin khalifa althani professor in communication at northwestern university in the department of radiofilmtelevision, an affiliate faculty member in the department of art history, and a core. The cinematograph, invented in 1892, was the successor to the kinetoscope that granted viewers the ability to watch quality. Since 1979, the clerical establishment has utilized a number of institutions and social groups and applied various strategies to control iranian society and neutralize such threats, including policies used to silence the.
This course proposes to answer these questions through extended case studies in which film created an image of and, in some instances, made a case for islam. Learn about the history and development of cinema, from the kinetoscope in 1891 to todays 3d revival. Naficys fourvolume study a social history of iranian cinema. Prsmena 571prs 571 iranian cinema, gender issues, and social change 3 units iran has been lauded as one of the great exporters of cinema during the last two decades. Naficy, under cover, on screen from a social history of iranian cinema, vol. Grigoriu, anita journal of research in gender studies, vol. History of art 8811 this graduate seminar will look at some of the networks of relationships among twentieth century chinese artists and beyond chinas borders that have resulted in significant artistic movements or events.
The artisanal era, 18971941 social history of iranian cinema paperback naficy, hamid on. In the gathering dissent of the days before the revolution, according to hamid naficys fourvolume social history of iranian cinema, antishah radicals urged the destruction of cinemas, banks, liquor stores, discos, and westernized restaurants, objectionable to the pious as representatives of the corrupt and decadent. A curated selection of some of the best scenes and dialogues of. In paris, anahita confronts herself with them and looks for her loved ones. The long wait and the long haul to work my way through the first two rich. Before going digitaldouble digity2000, a retrospective of late editions. Pdf on jan 1, 2012, arezou zalipour and others published naficy, hamid, a social history of iranian cinema volume 1. Covering the late nineteenth century to the early twentyfirst and addressing documentaries, popular genres, and art films, it explains irans peculiar cinematic production modes, as well as the role of cinema and media in shaping modernity and a modern national. Our preliminary readings will include samplings from recent historical, literary, art historical and social science.
Rebellion, the first generation of independent africanamerican filmmakers in this country. He directed the lost cinema and friendly persuasion, two featurelength documentaries on iranian cinema before and after the revolution, in which he interviewed jafar panahi, the director of crimson gold, together with all the major directors of the iranian new wave cinema. Pdf the role of portrait in iranian cinema posters design. To best understand the roots of iranian cinema, one must perhaps travel back to the early 20 th century, when the qajar monarch mozaffareddin shah was shown cinematographic footage during a visit to france. January final full word document school of social work. Tableau, time and gesture in the cinema of werner schroeter intellect, 2006 and has published on iranian cinema in the journal camera obscura.
It offers the master of fine arts mfa degrees in film, visual arts, theatre and writing, as well as the master of arts ma degree in film studies. Prsmena 571 iranian cinema, gender issues, and social change 3 units iran has been lauded as one of the great exporters of cinema during the last two decades. The medium of cinema representing social and historical practice regarding gender. I 188 june 1900, during his first trip to europe, mo. Film studies at michigan state university offers an innovative bachelors of arts in film studies, as well as a minor in film studies, and two filmmaking minors in fiction filmmaking and in documentary production. In contrast to this permissive attitude, depicting the political or social reality critically in local productions was taboo.
List of books and articles about iranian cinema online. Consequently iranian cinema of the fifties and sixties is a social cinema. Hamid naficy exile and diaspora theory and cinema, iranian cinema and television, documentary and ethnographic films also art history miriam petty black popular culture jeffrey sconce television, history of media technology, contemporary cinema jacob smith cultural history of media, sound and performance. A very short history of cinema national science and. It is a booklet issued in march each year by the central agency for public mobilization and statistics, which contains the most important demographic, social and economic data, as well as some statistical indicators about egypt. However, in 1891 the edison company in the usa successfully demonstrated a prototype of the kinetoscope, which enabled one person at a time to view moving pictures. Drawing on firsthand interviews and detailed ethnographic research, this book explores how cinema is engaged in the dynamics of social change in contemporary iran. The rise of iranian cinema to world prominence over the last few decades is one of the most fascinating cultural stories of our time. Lights, camera, revolution reorient middle eastern. Mena471 iranian cinema, gender issues, and social change mena479 the ottoman empire to 1800 mena480 the middle east in the 20th century mena484 history of the arabisraeli conflict, 1800 to present mena485a history of the iranian plateau. David manning david manning is in the final stages of his phd in history at clare college.
Pdf naficy, hamid, a social history of iranian cinema. Her current research focuses on the allegorical dimensions of iranian cinema. Classes examine the moving image globally across a range of industrial and artisanal contexts, and encourage students to understand cinema as an art, business, and technology. Our curriculum engages students in the history, theory, and production. Gender, politics and religion near eastern languages and civilizationsnelc nelc6 rels143. Iranian arthouse cinemaa postal cinema hamid naficy, northwestern university 10. Hamid naficy, a social history of iranian cinema senses. Hamid naficy is one of the worlds leading authorities on iranian film, and a social history of iranian cinema. Other programs have featured brazilian, mexican, japanese, korean, chinese, and asian indian cinema. The new iranian cinema has had a fascinating success story in world cinema and critics have hailed iranian films as alternatives to the homogenizing global influence of. The story of iranian jews, an exhibition that took place at thefowler museum at ucla, offered a fascinating look at the history of the nearly 3,000 year old jewish community in iran through archaeological artifacts, manuscripts. Contemporary iranian cinema at the intersection of arts and. The columbia university school of the arts, also known simply as the school of the arts or as soa, is the graduate school of the university that offers programs in the fine arts.
A study of womens portrayal in contemporary iranian cinema. But the pioneers of the industry were actually foreigners. Hamid naficy is one of the worlds leading authorities on iranian film, and a social history of iranian cinema is his magnum opus. Persia in its legal documents and in official communication. Iranian art films have garnered international fame and now enjoy a global following. The first to present projected moving pictures to a paying audience i. A social history of iranian cinema farsi translation. Like any other cinema, out of the fifty or so films produced every year, only a few are outstanding and reliable, while the rest are commonplace works that make up the usual corpus of this. A very short history of cinema national science and media. David manning david manning is in the final stages of his phd in history at clare college, cambridge. Cathcart zolm belsaviyeh adl ast oppression equally applied is justice persian proverb we have art so that we do not perish from truth. As i turn over the last page of volume two of hamid naficys a social history of iranian cinema, i hunger for more and can barely wait for the release of the next two volumes in this ground breaking and seminal publication. The development of iranian cinema after the islamic revolution grin.
Contrary to popular belief, this cinema was not always brash and vulgar. Critiquing a homogeneous historical time, this dissertation investigates cinematic temporality autonomous from and in relation to political. Duke university press a social history of iranian cinema. This third cinema was very different from that existing in latin america, africa or any developing countries, because of different socialhistorical contexts. Popmusic in the islamic republic nahid siamdoust, university of oxford part v. This course will be an overview of postrevolutionary iranian national cinema, but with a primary focus on the cinema of the 2000s.
One of the most flourishing cinema industries found today is in india. Our curriculum engages students in the history, theory, and production of world cinema. In june 2009, after controversial elections in iran, protesters invade the streets. Negotiating the politics of representation in iranian womens. A short history of social media sexy ipo back 1995. T ableau, time and gesture in the cinema of w erner sc hroeter intellect, 2006 and has published on iranian cinema in the journal camera obscura. Sylvia godlas, an artist who has designed islamic wood carvings for the prophets mosque in medina, led the teachers through an art project on calligraphy and islamic art. A political history international library of iranian studies, i. Yet mainstream, prerevolutionary iranian cinema, with a history stretching back to the.
In the second proceedings for iranian women studies foundation, 2. Moreover, the role of censorship and strong feminist tendencies of. If the inline pdf is not rendering correctly, you can download the pdf file here. Cma 3892 cinema and islam syllabus vanderbilt university.
Critiquing a homogeneous historical time, this dissertation investigates cinematic temporality autonomous from and in relation to political and social temporalities in modern iran. The iranian film the salesman is shortlisted for an academy award for best foreign language film. We also coordinate a graduate certificate in film studies open to graduate students from around the university. Through the analysis of movies, the history of iranian cinema. Near eastern languages and civilizationsnelc nelc118 cine118, coml120, nelc618, gsws418, gsws118 iranian cinema. From iran to hollywood and some places inbetween reframing postrevolutionary iranian cinema, christopher gow, aug 15, 2011, history, 235 pages.
The counter cinema was a political cinema that developed its symbolic language due to a long history of censorship. Social networks in 20th century chinese art history of art. A brief history of iranian cinema, from haji agha to agha farhad. In 1896, the lumiere brothers demonstrated the art of cinema when they screened cinematography consisting of six short films to an enthusiastic audience in bombay. Choose two 2 lowerdivision cinema and technocult ural studei s courses for a total of 8 untsi. Iranian films are usually written and spoken in the persian language. Moreover, the role of censorship and strong feminist tendencies of many contemporary iranian films will be examined. The first attempt to challenge the iranian film industry to produce higher quality films which reflected the social conditions of the time, was in 1958 by farrokh gafary, a frencheducated filmmaker, who studied cinema at cinematheque francaise. A curated selection of some of the best scenes and dialogues of memorable iranian.
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