Media, Culture and Society in Iran: Living with Globalization and the Islamic State (Iranian Studies)

By Exploring Topics Such As The Internet, Print Press, Advertising, Satellite Television, Video, Rock Music, Literature, Cinema, Gender, Religious Intellectuals, And Secularism, This Unique And Wide-ranging Volume Explains Iran As A Complex Society That Has Successfully Managed To Negotiate And Embody The Tensions Of Tradition And Modernity, Democracy And Theocracy, Isolation And Globalization, And Other Such Cultural-political Dynamics That Escape The Explanatory And Analytical Powers Of All-too-familiar Binary Relations. Featuring Contributions From Among The Best-known And Emerging Scholars On Iranian Media, Culture, Society, And Politics, This Volume Uncovers How The Existing Perspectives On Post-revolutionary Iranian Society Have Failed To Appreciate The Complexity, The Paradoxes, And The Contradictions That Characterize Life In Contemporary Iran, Resulting In A General Failure To Explain And To Anticipate Its Contemporary Social And Political Transformations.--book Jacket. Living With Globalization And The Islamic State : An Introduction To Media, Culture, And Society In Iran / Mehdi Semati -- The Iranian Press, State, And Civil Society / Gholam Khiabany -- The Politics Of The Internet In Iran / Babak Rahimi -- Youth, Politics, And Media Habits In Iran / Kavous Seyed-emami -- The Language Of Rock : Iranian Youth, Popular Music, And National Identity / Laudan Nooshin -- The Politics Of Satellite Television In Iran / Fardin Alikhah -- The Iranian Moral Panic Over Video : A Brief History And A Policy Analysis / Mahmood Shahabi -- Sociolinguistic Aspects Of Persian Advertising In Post-revolutionary Iran / Mohammad Amouzadeh, Manoochehr Tavangar -- Trends In Contemporary Persian Poetry / Alireza Anushiravani, Kavoous Hassanli -- Iranian émigré Cinema As A Component Of Iranian National Cinema / Hamid Naficy -- Iranian Cinema And The Critique Of Absolutism / Zohreh T. Sullivan -- Fundamentalism, Gender, And The Discourses Of Veiling (hijab) In Contemporary Iran / Fatemeh Sadeghi -- Religious Intellectualism, Globalization, And Social Transformation In Iran / Abbas Varij Kazemi -- Secularization In The Iranian Society / Yousef Ali Abazari, Abbas Varij Kazemi, Mehdi Faraji -- Epilogue : Whither Iran? / Majid Tehranian. Edited By Mehdi Semati. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 6 Copyright......Page 7 Dedication......Page 8 Contents......Page 10 Contributors......Page 12 Preface......Page 16 Acknowledgments......Page 17 Living with globalization and the Islamic state: An introduction to media, culture, and society in Iran......Page 18 Part I: New and old media in Iran......Page 32 1 The Iranian press, state, and civil society......Page 34 2 The politics of the Internet in Iran......Page 54 3 Youth, politics, and media habits in Iran......Page 74 4 The language of rock: Iranian youth, popular music, and national identity......Page 86 5 The politics of satellite television in Iran......Page 111 6 The Iranian moral panic over video: A brief history and a policy analysis......Page 128 7 Sociolinguistic aspects of Persian advertising in post-revolutionary Iran......Page 147 8 Trends in contemporary Persian poetry......Page 169 9 Iranian émigré cinema as a component of Iranian national cinema......Page 184 10 Iranian cinema and the critique of absolutism......Page 210 Part II: Religion, state, and culture......Page 222 11 Fundamentalism, gender, and the discourses of veiling (Hijab) in contemporary Iran......Page 224 12 Religious intellectualism, globalization, and social transformation in Iran......Page 240 13 Secularization in Iranian society......Page 255 Part III: Epilogue......Page 272 14 Epilogue: Whither Iran?......Page 274 Index......Page 287 Humanities Book Cover 1 Title 6 Copyright 7 Dedication 8 Contents 10 Contributors 12 Preface 16 Acknowledgments 17 Living with globalization and the Islamic state: An introduction to media, culture, and society in Iran 18 Part I: New and old media in Iran 32 1 The Iranian press, state, and civil society 34 2 The politics of the Internet in Iran 54 3 Youth, politics, and media habits in Iran 74 4 The language of rock: Iranian youth, popular music, and national identity 86 5 The politics of satellite television in Iran 111 6 The Iranian moral panic over video: A brief history and a policy analysis 128 7 Sociolinguistic aspects of Persian advertising in post-revolutionary Iran 147 8 Trends in contemporary Persian poetry 169 9 Iranian 茅migr茅 cinema as a component of Iranian national cinema 184 10 Iranian cinema and the critique of absolutism 210 Part II: Religion, state, and culture 222 11 Fundamentalism, gender, and the discourses of veiling (Hijab) in contemporary Iran 224 12 Religious intellectualism, globalization, and social transformation in Iran 240 13 Secularization in Iranian society 255 Part III: Epilogue 272 14 Epilogue: Whither Iran? 274 Index 287 Annotation By exploring topics such as the Internet, print press, advertising, satellite television, video, rock music, literature, cinema, gender, religious intellectuals, and secularism, this unique and wide-ranging volume explains Iran as a complex society that has successfully managed to negotiate and embody the tensions of tradition and modernity, democracy and theocracy, isolation and globalization, and other such cultural-political dynamics that escape the explanatory and analytical powers of all-too-familiar binary relations. Featuring contributions from among the best-known and emerging scholars on Iranian media, culture, society, and politics, this volume uncovers how the existing perspectives on post-revolutionary Iranian society have failed to appreciate the complexity, the paradoxes and the contradictions that characterize life in contemporary Iran, resulting in a general failure to explain and to anticipate its contemporary social and political transformations Examining contemporary media culture in Iran, this book seeks to overturn some Western stereotypes. It argues that existing perspectives on contemporary Iran have failed to adequately explain its social and political transformations because they have not grasped the significant role of the nation's culture Arguing that existing perspectives on contemporary Iran have not fully grasped the significant role of culture in Iran, this book examines modern culture and media in Iran through a wide range of topics