[Hum_Calendar_Events] Conference on Ideology & Citizenship in Iran @ UCLA 10/9/2010 10-6 pm

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 Official Conference Website
<http://www.IranIdeologyConference.wordpress.com>  

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The Role of Ideology and Citizenship in Iran from the 1979 Revolution to
the 2009 Green Movement

October 9, 2010, 10 am-6 pm

Check-in: 9-10 am

University of California, Los Angeles

Humanities Building, Room A51

This one-day conference promises to examine the shifting terrain of
Iranian social movements over the past 30 years.  Discussants will focus
on the role that ideology and citizenship have played in Iranian
politics across two distinct political events: the 1979 Revolution and
today's "Green Movement." Specifically: Whereas ideologies played a
central role in the 1979 revolution, many scholars and activists have
recently claimed that the Green Movement of 2009 represents a
"post-ideological" generation with many participants in the movement
identifying themselves as "non-ideological." What are the consequences
of this position in contemporary political discourse and debate about
Iran (and beyond)? Moreover: the Green Movement began with the slogan
"Where is my vote?" To what extent is the Green Movement concerned with
questions of citizenship?  In the consolidation of power following the
Revolution of 1979, notions of citizenship were solidified in the
Constitution and legal codes of the new state. What is the relationship
between these notions of citizenship and state ideology? To what extent
are these notions the product of certain ideological presuppositions?

In addition to a diachronic analysis of ideology and citizenship within
Iranian society, discussants will offer an international analysis of
similar developments between Iran and other social contexts. The
contention is that events in Iran, while specific to a particular social
and historical context, are not limited to that context but rather
reflect and respond to global issues.  Read more about the themes of the
conference. <http://iranideologyconference.wordpress.com/about/> 

Speakers include: Hamid Dabashi, Kaveh Ehsani, Mehrangiz Kar, Muhammad
Sahimi, Aamir Mufti, and William I. Robinson.  More speakers are being
added.  Check the conference website for the latest updates.
<http://iranideologyconference.wordpress.com/conference-speakers/> 

Registration is required and free.  Please register at our website
<http://www.iranideologyconference.wordpress.com/> .  Same-day
registration will also be available.  Refreshments will be provided.  

Website: www.IranIdeologyConference.wordpress.com
<http://www.iranideologyconference.wordpress.com/> 

Contact us: IranIdeologyConference at gmail.com

Event Sponsors: The event is sponsored by the Iranian Graduate Students'
Association in the Social Sciences and Humanities at UCLA and is
cosponsored by the UCLA Iranian Student Group.  The event is supported
by the Department of Comparative Literature at UCLA, the Samuel Jordan
Center for Persian Studies and Culture at UC Irvine, the UCLA
International Institute, the Amuzegar Chair of Iranian Studies at UCLA,
the UCLA Center for the Study of Women, and the Department of Political
Science at UCLA. 

 

 

 

 

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