FOUCAULT AND THE IRANIAN REVOLUTION: GENDER AND SEDUCTIONS OF ISLAMISM Janet Afary and Kevin B. Anderson The University of Chicago Press Chicago and London 2005 Janet Afary is associate professor in the departments of history and women’s studies at Purdue University. She is the author of The Iranian Constitutional Revolution‚ 1906–1911‚ and president of the International Society for Iranian Studies (2004–2006). Kevin B. Anderson is associate professor of political science and sociology at
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their adversities. Ultimately‚ the Shah’s controversial interpretation of the Qur’an‚ westernization program‚ and failure to support middle classes were the main causes of the Iranian Revolution of 1979. In the 1970’s‚ Shah Pahlavi’s anti-clerical ideology caused a great deal of unrest among Muslims in Iran. Many Iranians had put their faith in Islam‚ and therefore Muslim leaders. Unfortunately for the Shah‚ many of these religious leaders did not agree with his interpretations of the Qur’an. This
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can differentiate between propaganda and real information at her school‚ which makes her more open-minded‚ intelligent‚ and mature. However‚ Satrapi’s outspoken personality and liberalistic views led to conflicts with authorities at her school. The Iranian Revolution took her hobbies and interests out of her reach by making them illegal. Moreover‚ when her uncle Anoosh is executed‚ Satrapi’s faith in her country and God are shattered‚ Marjane Satrapi goes through moral growth after her uncle’s death
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The book Persepolis and the article‚ The Friendly Iranians‚ present different ideas when it comes to describing what the TV means to the population of Iran. The book shows Margie‚ that has never had contact with a TV satellite antenna hearing one of her friends tell her that Fariborz‚ a close friend‚ which had just won that kind of antenna with international channels. Excited she jumps into a car and drives to her friend’s house where she watches MTV and EUROSPORT. She says‚ “We could finally experience
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Americans demonstrate their patriotism. Americans demonstrate patriotism in times of crisis and disaster such as during the Iran hostage crisis. On the 4th of November 1979‚ Iranian demonstrators protested through the streets of Tehran. Times in Tehran‚ like most of the rest of Iran were highly uncertain and turbulent. Amongst the group of demonstrators‚ were a group of Iranian college students
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During the 1979 Iranian Hostage crisis the American people relied highly on the American media systems to relay the information they craved about the events leading up to and during the crisis. The media itself did not generate much good news to the American people. The media during this crisis enhanced many of the American people’s feelings that were already felt towards their leaders and their ability to handle foreign affairs in relation to American interests overseas. The media covered this
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Persepolis The memoir of Marjane Satrapi growing up in Iran is written as a very personal account in the comic book Persepolis. This is a story that describes her life during the Islamic Revolution which includes her moral‚ physical‚ religious‚ and psychological struggles she endured. Being the setting of a bloody war with Iraq‚ Iran was not the ideal environment Marjane’s parents wanted her to grow up in. Persepolis represents a unique life of a child in Tehran‚ Iran and the actions she took
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Social and Cultural Issues that Lead to the Iranian Revolution In the mid 20th century‚ the people of Iran were going through many changes. In 1953‚ a coup was organized and with Britain and America’s help‚ Muhammad Mossedeq was arrested and taken out of power. With Reza Shah as the main authority in the country‚ he acts as a puppet to Western influence. Shah reigned through fear and force with the help of the State Information and Security Organization (SAVAK). The Shah fled Iran to the United
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Iranian modern history has shown permanent vacillation among extremes. Nationalism has emerged into an anti-other diatribe and religious adherence has turned into fanaticism. This report is the result of long and often difficult research and conceptualizing on the relationship among the Iranian government and religious and ethnic minorities (Armenians‚ Assyrians‚ Bahais‚ Chaldeans‚ Iranian Christian converts‚ Jews‚ and Zoroastrians) in order to survey the driving force of this extremism and its
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Janea Boyd History 102 Dr. Pierce Writing Assignment 2: Persepolis In the book Persepolis‚ there are two major phases that happens in the Iranian Revolution. In the first phase‚ the Shah is overthrown and after the Shah is gone‚ a radical theory is established. In Persepolis‚ the main point or the outline story reflects on how the law in forcing them to change their way of living in this story. In this book‚ there were many ways of living during the revolution. In this book‚ Satrapi explains
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