HUMAN 1C Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Chador
23 May 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Jessica Mangold
HumCore
Professor Rahimieh
Week 8 Lecture 2
5/23/18
Women Without Men Film Adaption
Diaspora
- Iranian writers living in Diaspora
- author of Women Without Men living in US
- refers to different groups of people migrating + dispersing
- whether voluntary or involuntary
- virtually any mass migration
- dates back to Greek era
- generally thought in terms of ‘homelessness’ -> convey sense of trauma + exile but
lately viewed more positively
- new more advanced stage of politics, culture, etc.
- significant diaspora community of Iranians in CA
- inevitably distanced from the homeland
- progression + change happens in home country + where moved to
- notion of diaspora does not mean living in same culture in different place
The Film
- films significantly different from the book
- leaves out Makdohkt entirely
- different to bring into film
- Munis’ brother does not stab her
- background historical story becomes more prominent
- making of the film connected to Neshat’s experience of diaspora
- was inspired to make art after returning to Iran
- shocked by how much has changed in her country -> frightened
- arriving in Iran after the revolution produced fear + anxiety
- distance is part of what she brings into process of creating film
- feelings of alienation + could sense the destruction + loss within Iran
- identification + disidentification at same time -> can lead to exotification of own
culture
Parsipur (Author) as an Actor in the Film
- played the woman running the brothel
- appears to be very involved + into playing the part
- enjoyed being part of Neshat’s interpretation of her novel
- very different from what she had written
- why would she play that role?
- goes against history of women bearing the role of maintaining purity + chastity
- willingness to play the role acts as critique of way that Iranian culture for
ignoring the taboos about roles of women
Rahimieh Argument
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Document Summary
Author of women without men living in us. Refers to different groups of people migrating + dispersing. Generally thought in terms of homelessness" -> convey sense of trauma + exile but lately viewed more positively. Significant diaspora community of iranians in ca. Progression + change happens in home country + where moved to. Notion of diaspora does not mean living in same culture in different place. New more advanced stage of politics, culture, etc. Making of the film connected to neshat"s experience of diaspora. Was inspired to make art after returning to iran. Shocked by how much has changed in her country -> frightened. Arriving in iran after the revolution produced fear + anxiety. Distance is part of what she brings into process of creating film. Feelings of alienation + could sense the destruction + loss within iran. Identification + disidentification at same time -> can lead to exotification of own culture. Parsipur (author) as an actor in the film.
