Course Introduction
Section outline
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'Woman, Life, Freedom: Iconography, Iconology, and Mediality of a Social Movement'
A practical seminar on a live and moving social movement ‘‘Woman Life Freedom’’, which is about to form the first feminist revolution. Together we will observe and monitor social media accounts and contents and will study the evolution of an image or video into an icon in the (social) media and consequently in the local and global public sphere. In the context of this feminist movement, we will analyze the Mediality of the form, performance, content, message, semantics, and symbol in the iconography and iconology; both an aesthetic and pragmatic approach. There will be live and offline conversations with female activists, artists, and people from different walks of life in Iran directly or indirectly involved in the movement. Individual and group projects on the icons will be executed.
Mondays 14:00-16:00 GABF 04/611
Emad Garivani
Email: emad.garivani@rub.de
Room: GB 1/37
Tuesdays & Wednesdays 15-18 (Consultation and guidance on your presentations/papers with appointments)
Please read the Forums below and don't hesitate to share what you find online
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ATTENTION: Due to the short notice Public Transport Strike the Oral exam for Thursday 15.02.24 14-17 is Cancelled.
Please use Wednesday 21.02.24 for your Oral exam. If you can not attend that day please let me know by email and we will find another date.
Please choose only one of these appointments for your Oral exam. More descriptions about the details of the exam and a few sample questions will follow.
Come to the exam with no stress and it will be rather an opportunity for us to learn from each other. I am eager to hear your subjective point of view on your chosen topic which you will begin with, based on the course, the supplementary texts, and media. I am quite confident that you will all perform very well.
Explanations for the exam: Each student will begin based on the subject mentioned in the Thesenpapier. Then each of you will be asked 3-5 questions. 3 questions if you already have done a presentation & 5 questions if you haven't. Most probably one question would be dedicated to one of the articles or book chapters mentioned below in Moodle. Another will be about one of the audiovisual materials in the course or Moodle. One question will be dedicated to one of the guest's talks.
All of you are expected to perform the exam in my office:
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Universitätsstr. 150, Room: GB 1/37
If you can not be present in person, kindly please send me an email and we will be able to do the exam Online. Below you may find the Zoom link :
Join Zoom Meeting
https://ruhr-uni-bochum.zoom.us/j/6866299708?pwd=ZDJzR0dwaEN1WXlMeEpuTVhFZHRQQT09
Meeting ID: 686 629 9708
Passcode: 051737
Sample questions:
1. What is different on the cover page of Zane Rooz before and after 1979 revolution? how come?
2. Name and explain some of the laws against women
3. Why Hamideh Sadeghi has named her book Veiling, Unveiling, and Reveiling?
4. What is the importance of narrating and documenting looking at Seven Winters in Tehran
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Please choose whether you need an attendance certificate or a grade. In case you choose the grade please specify if you are going to take an oral exam or you are going to write a term paper.
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- Produce content including image, graphics, animation, video, collage and etc as if you were an online/offline activist
- (Visual) Performances of Hijab spectrum Compliance-Transgression-Rebellion & etc. Make Album/Atlas.
- Analyse & Contextualise the process from Image to Icon.
- Analyse & Contextualise the process from Grief to Rage.
- Analyse Slogans, humour, creativity and contradictions.
- Analyse Documentaries made about Iranian women (Docunight).
- Analyse & demonstrate strategies of propaganda by Iranian regime
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Please form groups and announce which subject you are going to work on
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https://www.instagram.com/amnestyiran/ The Amnesty's report on detainees (https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde13/7480/2023/en/)
https://www.instagram.com/masih.alinejad/
https://www.instagram.com/1500tasvir/
https://www.instagram.com/from____iran/
https://www.instagram.com/womanlifefreedom.art/
https://www.instagram.com/toomajofficial/
https://www.instagram.com/bidarzani/
https://www.instagram.com/khiabantribune/
https://www.instagram.com/sepidehrashnu_/
https://www.instagram.com/golfarahani/
https://www.instagram.com/neyestanimana/https://www.instagram.com/atashshahkarami/
https://www.instagram.com/chelseahartisme/
Mass Media: https://www.instagram.com/iranintltv/
https://www.instagram.com/manotoofficial/
https://www.instagram.com/radiofarda/
https://www.instagram.com/bbcpersian/
https://www.instagram.com/tavaana/
https://www.instagram.com/iranwire/
The list will be updated. Please mention below the pages you find on social media that might be helping for your classmates
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The book Mass Protests in Iran Masoud Kazemzade Chapter 5 Woman, Life, Freedom, the 2022 –2023 Mass Protests
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111280288
The whole book is licensed with your RUB credentials.
Here I upload chapter of books or articles which will give an insight and you may use it to deepen your knowledge and use these and secondary sources that these books and articles use for your presentations and term paper. Reading these articles are recommended but not obligatory and won't be included directly in the oral exam.
Documentary about the life of Táhirih Qurrat al-ʿAyn Ghoratolein Táhirih - Wikipedia
Dust-Flower-Flame Documentary
Golshifteh Farahani Iranian actress in Chandshanbe Talk Show(with English subtitle):
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