Becoming visible in Iran - Mehri Honarbin-Holliday
Mehri Honarbin-Holliday is the author of Becoming visible in Iran, I B Tauris, 2008, paperback 2013
The state of women in Islamic societies is the subject of much interest and heated debate. Yet, these discussions and representations in the media and elsewhere rely on inadequate information and misperceptions, imagining Muslim women as oppressed victims in need of liberation by outside forces. Becoming Visible in Iran disputes these widespread stereotypes, providing a vivid account of women in contemporary Iran as they go about their daily lives.
Other suggested papers:
Autonomous minds and bodies in theory and practice: women constructing cultural identities and becoming visible through art. In Povey, T & Rostami-Povey, E (Eds), Women, power and politics in 21st century Iran. Ashgate, 2012.
Mehri Honarbin-Holliday
Dr Mehri Honarbin-Holliday is an Iranian-born academic who lives and works in England. She is a practising artist exploring the intersections of gender, identity, and education. She is the author of Becoming Visible in Iran: Women in Contemporary Iranian Society (2008). Visual culture is integral to Mehri’s work; she has exhibited her video and fired clay installations in Iran, Britain, Mexico, and the United States and is the recipient of the 2007 national award from the Art and Culture Secretariat at Tehran Municipality. A peace activist, she has spoken publicly at many major British universities and anti-war gatherings on the effects of military threats and sanctions on Iran. Mehri’s current research projects include an ESREA EU-wide inter-university project for Canterbury Christ Church University and a new book for I.B. Tauris titled Masculinities in Urban Iran.
Dr Mehri Honarbin-Holliday is an Iranian-born academic who lives and works in England. She is a practising artist exploring the intersections of gender, identity, and education. She is the author of Becoming Visible in Iran: Women in Contemporary Iranian Society (2008). Visual culture is integral to Mehri’s work; she has exhibited her video and fired clay installations in Iran, Britain, Mexico, and the United States and is the recipient of the 2007 national award from the Art and Culture Secretariat at Tehran Municipality. A peace activist, she has spoken publicly at many major British universities and anti-war gatherings on the effects of military threats and sanctions on Iran. Mehri’s current research projects include an ESREA EU-wide inter-university project for Canterbury Christ Church University and a new book for I.B. Tauris titled Masculinities in Urban Iran.
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