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26b. Bonus: Mohamad Tavakoli-Targhi on Persepolis.
The Iranians of the post-Revolutionary generation are the probably the most
secular of not only Iranians—I would dare to say, the most secular of their
contemporaries worldwide.
Born and raised in Tehran, Iran, Mohamad Tavakoli-Targhi
is Professor of History and Near and
Middle Eastern Civilizations at the University of Toronto. He is the Editor of
the academic journal Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle
East, and he has written two books: Refashioning Iran: Orientalism,
Occidentalism and Nationalist Historiography (Palgrave, 2001) and Tajaddud-i
Bumi [Vernacular Modernity] (in Persian, Nashr-i Tarikh, 2003). He is
currently working on Pathologizing Iran, which explores the medicalization of
historical narratives and political discourses.
Mohamad joins Chris and Suzanne to help put Persepolis into further context.
How idiosyncratic is its portrayal of the 1979 revolution and where does
Satrapi’s graphic novel fit into traditions Iranian diasporic writing? They
also reflect on the celebration of Nowruz (Persian New Year) in a time of
crisis.
Show Notes.
Mohamad’s website, which offers a free pdf of his
book Refashioning Iran.
Leila Abu Lughod: Remaking Women: Feminism and Modernity in the Middle
East.
Women Writing Novels Emerge as Stars in
Iran.
Mystical poets Rumi, Hafez, and
Saadi.
Nowruz and haft
sin.
The 2500 year celebration at the tomb of Cyrus the Great at
Persepolis.
The 1953 overthrow of Prime Minister Mohammad
Mosaddegh.
Some images from the children’s newsmagazine Keyhan
Bacheha.
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The Iranians of the post-Revolutionary generation are the probably the most
secular of not only Iranians—I would dare to say, the most secular of their
contemporaries worldwide.
Born and raised in Tehran, Iran, Mohamad Tavakoli-Targhi
is Professor of History and Near and
Middle Eastern Civilizations at the University of Toronto. He is the Editor of
the academic journal Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle
East, and he has written two books: Refashioning Iran: Orientalism,
Occidentalism and Nationalist Historiography (Palgrave, 2001) and Tajaddud-i
Bumi [Vernacular Modernity] (in Persian, Nashr-i Tarikh, 2003). He is
currently working on Pathologizing Iran, which explores the medicalization of
historical narratives and political discourses.
Mohamad joins Chris and Suzanne to help put Persepolis into further context.
How idiosyncratic is its portrayal of the 1979 revolution and where does
Satrapi’s graphic novel fit into traditions Iranian diasporic writing? They
also reflect on the celebration of Nowruz (Persian New Year) in a time of
crisis.
Show Notes.
Mohamad’s website, which offers a free pdf of his
book Refashioning Iran.
Leila Abu Lughod: Remaking Women: Feminism and Modernity in the Middle
East.
Women Writing Novels Emerge as Stars in
Iran.
Mystical poets Rumi, Hafez, and
Saadi.
Nowruz and haft
sin.
The 2500 year celebration at the tomb of Cyrus the Great at
Persepolis.
The 1953 overthrow of Prime Minister Mohammad
Mosaddegh.
Some images from the children’s newsmagazine Keyhan
Bacheha.
Support The Spouter-Inn on Patreon.
(Thanks!)
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