| ID | 164911 |
| Title Proper | Urbanizing the Iranian public: text, Tehran and 1922 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Elling, Rasmus Christian |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | By using the heuristic device of transpatialization and the methodology of urban cultural studies, this article argues that the 1922 serialized novel Tehrān-e Makhuf (Dreadful Tehran) by Seyyed Mortaza Moshfeq-e Kazemi (1902–1978), with its distinctly urban modes of imagination and production, at once reflected and propelled a process that can be termed the urbanization of the Iranian public. The article analyses the literary techniques with which Moshfeq contributed to this process; the circumstances and context in which the novel was produced; and the ideological change reflected in the author and his work. The article thus sheds light on a crucial stage in modern Iranian history by unravelling some of the socio-spatial intertwinements that made that history. |
| `In' analytical Note | Middle Eastern Studies Vol. 55, No.3; May 2019: p.301-318 |
| Journal Source | Middle Eastern Studies Vol: 55 No 3 |
| Key Words | Ideology ; IRA ; Literature ; Urbanization ; Publics ; Class ; Tehran ; Cities |