Iran Debates

This excerpt from Laetitia Nanquette’s book, Iranian Literature After the Islamic Revolution, provides a detailed analysis of the Iranian literary field. It examines the complex relationship between literary production and the Iranian state, exploring the effects of censorship and state control on the creation and circulation of literature. The book also examines the influence of globalisation on Iranian literature, particularly the dynamics of translation and the emergence of digital spaces. Nanquette then shifts her attention to the Iranian diaspora, exploring its relationship with Iran and other diasporic communities. Ultimately, she examines the position of literature in the broader Persian cultural system, highlighting its evolving relationship to visual media and the increasing prominence of visual arts.

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This collection of excerpts explores the lives of ethnic and religious minorities in Iran, focusing on their experiences within the context of the Islamic Republic's constitution and society. The authors examine the complexities of religious pluralism, the challenges of cultural homogenization, and the impact of political entrepreneurship on the dynamics of religious and ethnic groups. The texts highlight the challenges faced by minorities in Iran, including discrimination, marginalization, and social exclusion and how these groups have adapted and responded to their circumstances.

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In 1888, there were just four British consulates in the country; by 1921 there were twenty-three. H. Lyman Stebbins investigates the development and consequences of British imperialism in Iran in a time of international rivalry, revolution and world war. While previous narratives of Anglo-Iranian relations have focused on the highest diplomatic circles in Tehran, London, Calcutta and St. Petersburg, this book argues that British consuls and political agents made the vast southern borderlands of Iran the real centre of British power and influence during this period. Based on British consular archives from Bushihr, Shiraz, Sistan and Muhammarah, this book reveals that Britain, India and Iran were linked together by discourses of colonial knowledge and patterns of political, military and economic control. It also contextualizes the emergence of Iranian nationalism as well as the failure and collapse of the Qajar state during the Iranian Constitutional Revolution and the First World War.