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Women, Art, and Literature in the Iranian Diaspora (Paperback)
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Women, Art, and Literature in the Iranian Diaspora (Paperback)
Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East
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Does the study of aesthetics have tangible effects in the real
world? Does examining the work of diaspora writers and artists
change our view of ""the Other""? In this thoughtful book, Ebrahimi
argues that an education in the humanities is as essential as one
in politics and ethics, critically training the imagination toward
greater empathy. Despite the surge in Iranian memoirs, their
contributions to debunking an abstract idea of terror and their
role in encouraging democratic thinking remain understudied. In
examining creative work by women of Iranian descent, Ebrahimi
argues that Shirin Neshat, Marjane Satrapi, and Parsua Bashi make
the Other familiar and break a cycle of reactionary xenophobia.
These authors, instead of relying on indignation, build imaginative
bridges in their work that make it impossible to blame one evil,
external enemy. Ebrahimi explores both classic and hybrid art
forms, including graphic novels and photo-poetry, to advocate for
the importance of aesthetics to inform and influence a global
community. Drawing on the theories of Ranciere, Butler, Arendt, and
Levinas, Ebrahimi identifies the ways in which these works give a
human face to the Other, creating the space and language to imagine
a new political and ethical landscape.
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