Universität Wien

080083 PS Fallstudie II/III: Gender and Other Identities in the History of Iranian Photography (nst./au.K.) (2014W)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 8 - Kunstgeschichte und Europäische Ethnologie
Continuous assessment of course work
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max. 20 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

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  • Monday 03.11. 17:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Monday 10.11. 17:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Monday 17.11. 17:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Monday 24.11. 17:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Monday 01.12. 17:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Monday 15.12. 17:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Monday 12.01. 17:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Monday 19.01. 17:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Monday 26.01. 17:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27

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Aims, contents and method of the course

The art of photography has flourished in Iran shortly after its announcement in France in 1839. Today it is one of Iran?s most innovative art forms. In this seminar, we focus the constructions of gender in relation to identity, the nation, and globalism in the photography of Iranian photographers from the nineteenth- through twenty-first centuries to unpack their possible messages and ramifications. This course critically examines the roles of photography in Iran, from its inception during the nineteenth century until the present. We consider how photographs have been constructed, and how they manipulate gendered identities that comprise modern state narratives, and later, comprise competing narratives of contemporary Iran and the Iranian diaspora. The material covers photographs of different genres, such as landscape, portraiture, ethnography, and documentary, and we question these genres, as we investigate their porous, discursive spaces and the gendered and political agendas that they disseminate. Perspectives that frame our discussions are gender theory, Orientalism, postcolonialism, feminism, post-structuralism, and diaspora studies. Readings include standard historiographies of photography, as well as major theoretical texts, such as those by Lorber and Butler.

Assessment and permitted materials

two-page write-up of the Hinterland Gallery events due November 27, 2014; Ten-page or more, thesis-driven paper due June 30, 2015, with five or more cited sources, as well as full bibliography; 10-minute, in-class presentations on preliminary research on January 12 & 19, 2015; initial research paper proposal and bibliography due December 15, 2014; attendance and participation

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

For advanced, upper-division Art History students, as basic visual analysis terms and histories of art will be assumed.

Examination topics

Basic concepts of gender theory will be reviewed, as well as the historical frameworks of Iranian history and photohistory from the nineteenth century to the present; gender theories will be contextualized within the photographic production of the three major historical periods: the Qajar Dynasty, the Pahlavi Dynasty, and the Islamic Republic. Major photographers and their images will discussed.

Reading list

Readings posted on Moodle

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