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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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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In the 1980’s the Iranian government decided to undergo a ‘Cultural Revolution’ to better their society and beliefs. Bilingual institutes were shut down‚ classes in schools were separated by sexes and young girls were assigned to wear veils. The veil carried multiple connotations and viewpoints the “fundamentalists” believed in. “And so to protect women from all the potential rapists‚ they decreed that wearing the veil was obligatory (pg. 74).” In one scene‚ Marji’s mother had been threatened by
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Analysis and Comparison of Iranian and American Management; The Cultural Dimensions and Values This report is aimed to represent a brief description of the Iranian management values today and compare the results with a developed country like Unites State. First it will give a description of some of the characteristics of Iran management and culture‚ then it is tried to categorize these characteristic base on Hofstede ’s Dimensions (1980) (power distance‚ avoiding uncertainty‚ masculinity/femininity
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