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Object-Gaze: Shame and Hejab in Cinema by Marina de Carneri is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Iranian films produced after the 1979 Islamic Revolution had to adhere to strict regulations imposed by the Ministry of Culture, including prohibitions on depicting unrelated men and women interacting, Western influences, and anything violating Islamic principles of hijab (modesty). This led Iranian cinema to primarily feature exterior shots and avoid depictions of domestic intimacy between unrelated men and women. The document discusses how misunderstandings of Islamic modesty contributed to the use of sha
- Author
- Marina de Carneri
- Language
- EN