TY - BOOK AU - Talattof,Kamran TI - Modernity, sexuality, and ideology in Iran: the life and legacy of a popular female artist T2 - Modern intellectual and political history of the Middle East PY - 2011/// CY - Syracuse, New York PB - Syracuse University Press KW - Saʻīdī, Kubrā KW - Saʻīdī, Kubrā. KW - Shahrzad, KW - Biography KW - Iran KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Social aspects KW - Biographies KW - Histoire KW - 20e siècle KW - Aspect social KW - bcl KW - fast KW - gnd KW - författare KW - 1900-talet KW - kao KW - sexualitet KW - nbc KW - sao KW - Intellectual life KW - Social conditions KW - Conditions sociales KW - gtt KW - intellektuellt liv KW - sociala förhållanden KW - Women authors, Iranian KW - Authors, Iranian KW - Women artists KW - Artists KW - Women dancers KW - Dancers KW - Women in popular culture KW - Sex KW - Social change KW - Ideology KW - Écrivaines iraniennes KW - Femmes artistes KW - Danseuses KW - Femmes dans la culture populaire KW - Sexualité KW - Idéologie KW - 15.75 history of Asia KW - Künstlerin KW - Massenkultur KW - Schriftstellerin KW - Sexualität KW - Sozialer Wandel KW - Tänzerin KW - Populärkultur KW - Social ställning KW - Kvinnliga författare KW - Kvinnliga dansare KW - Electronic books N1 - E-Book-ACLS / Zugriff nur im DHI-Lesesaal; American Council of Learned Societies/ https://www.humanitiesebook.org/about; Includes bibliographical references and index; Academic writing and writing about lives : an introduction -- Modernity, sexuality, and popular culture : Iran's social agony -- Iranian women and public space in the seventies : Shahrzad, a woman of her time -- Seduction, sin, and salvation : spurious sexuality in dance and film -- Shahrzad as a writer : the question of literary modernity -- Social change in Iran and the transforming lives of women artists -- Ideology, sexuality, and sexual agency : an afterword N2 - In Iran, since the mid-nineteenth century, one issue has been a common concern: how should Iran become modern? More than a century of struggle for or against modernity has constituted much of the social, political, and cultural history of the country. In the decades since the 1979 Revolution, the question has become even more critical. In Modernity, Sexuality, and Ideology in Iran, Talattof finds that the process of modernity never truly unfolded, due in large part to Iran's reluctance to embrace the seminal subjects of gender and sexuality. Talattof's approach reflects a unique look at modernity as advancement not only in industry and economy but also toward an open, intellectual discourse on sexuality; Exploring the life and times of Shahrzad, a dancer, actress, filmmaker, and poet, Talattof illuminates the country's struggle with modernity and the ideological, traditional, and religious resistance against it. Born in 1946, she performed in several theater productions, became an acclaimed film star in the 1970's, and pursued a career as a journalist and poet. Following the revolution, she was imprisoned and eventually became homeless on the streets of Tehran. Her success and eventual decline as a female artist and entertainer illustrate the conflict between modernity and tradition and Iran's failure to embrace an overt expression of sexuality. Talattof also profiles several other female artists of the 1970's, analyzing their lives and work as windows through which to examine what Iranian culture allowed and what it repudiated; Modernity, Sexuality, and Ideology in Iran explores the integral role of popular culture and female artists in the shaping of modern Iran, constructing a new framework for understanding such crucial concepts as ideology and modernity. --Book Jacket UR - https://hdl.handle.net/2027/heb34602 ER -