The Art of Teaching Persian Literature: From Theory to Practice
This unique book is the first publication on the art of teaching Persian literature in English, consisting of 18 chapters by prominent early-career, mid-career and established scholars who generously ...
24 Nov 202423min
The Plays and Films of Bahram Beyzaie
Bahram Beyzaie is one of Iran's leading playwrights and auteur filmmakers. This book examines several of Beyzaie's films and plays and their preoccupation with the modalities and transformations of Ir...
22 Nov 202413min
How Islam Rules in Iran: Theology and Theocracy in the Islamic Republic
This study provides a comprehensive examination of the evolution of Islam as a ruling framework in postrevolutionary Iran up to the present day. Beginning with the position and structure of Iran's cle...
18 Nov 202419min
Cinematic Homelands: The Cultural and Gendered Imaginaries
This book maps an emerging cycle of films made by Iranian diasporic women filmmakers and produced outside of Iran, focusing on five significant examples: Shirin Neshat’s Women Without Men (2009), Sepi...
16 Nov 202413min
The Incarcerated Modern: Prisons and Public Life in Iran
Iran's prison system is a foundational institution of Iranian political modernity. The Incarcerated Modern traces Iran's transformation from a decentralized empire with few imprisoned persons at the t...
14 Nov 20248min
Rebels with a Cause - The Failure of the Left in Iran
This work unearths details and provides updated insights into an enduring puzzle of modern Iranian political history. It concludes that the Left's demise came from a combination of Iran's geopolitical...
12 Nov 202412min
From Oxus to Euphrates: The World of Late Antique Iran
"From Oxus to Euphrates: The World of Late Antique Iran" by Touraj Daryaee and Khodadad Rezakhani. The book aims to introduce the world of Late Antique Iran, focusing on the Sasanian Empire, and to ch...
10 Nov 202420min
Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East
This book provides an overview of the tumultuous relationship between Saudi Arabia and Iran, exploring the rivalry's impact on the Arab and Muslim world. It traces the origins of the conflict back to ...
8 Nov 202411min
