S10E03: Nacim Pak-Shi­raz on Cul­tur­al Con­tra­dic­tions in Iran 

This episode explores the mul­ti­ple con­tra­dic­tions of Iran­ian soci­ety today. What are the lim­its for Iran­ian cul­tur­al pro­duc­ers? And what tac­tics do they employ to cir­cum­vent cen­sor­ship and social taboos? Tune in for the wide-rang­ing con­ver­sa­tion with insights from cin­e­ma and cul­ture to wom­en’s protests and demo­graph­ic concerns.

Guest fea­tured on this episode:

Pro­fes­sor Nacim Pak-Shi­raz is the Per­son­al Chair of Cin­e­ma and Iran at the Depart­ment of Islam­ic and Mid­dle East­ern Stud­ies at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Edin­burgh. Nacim is a gov­er­nor at the Roy­al Con­ser­va­toire of Scot­land and also at the Insti­tute of Ismaili Stud­ies.
Her work focus­es on cin­e­ma and visu­al cul­ture in the Mid­dle East, par­tic­u­lar­ly Iran. Her cur­rent research projects inves­ti­gate the con­struc­tions of mas­culin­i­ties in Iran­ian cin­e­ma, as well as reli­gious epics and their rep­re­sen­ta­tion in films. Nacim Pak-Shi­raz is a Nation­al Com­mit­tee mem­ber of the Aga Khan Foun­da­tion and a board mem­ber of the Aca­d­e­m­ic Coun­cil of the Iran Her­itage Foun­da­tion. She has curat­ed and been a speak­er and a jury mem­ber at film fes­ti­vals in Edin­burgh and abroad. .