SAIS Rethinking Iran

SAIS Rethinking Iran

The SAIS RETHINKING IRAN Initiative at Johns Hopkins University focuses on broadening the conversation on Iran in the public sphere by engaging researchers, scholars, activists, artists, and policymakers.

  1. 18/09/2024

    Book Forum: The Incarcerated Modern - Prisons and Public Life in Iran

    In this new Book Forum episode, we’re joined by Golnar Nikpour to discuss her illuminating book The Incarcerated Modern: Prisons and Public Life in Iran. Nikpour traces the transformation of Iran from a decentralized empire with few prisoners into a modern nation-state with one of the largest prison populations in the world. She explores how Iran's carceral system has not only policed citizens but also reshaped concepts of citizenship, freedom, and political belonging. By examining the writings, art, and activism that emerged from prison walls, Nikpour reveals how carceral confinement has profoundly influenced Iran’s political movements and public cultures.

    59 min

  2. 22/08/2024

    Book Forum: The Color Black - Enslavement and Erasure in Iran

    In this new Book Forum episode, we’re joined by Beeta Baghoolizadeh to discuss her book "The Color Black: Enslavement and Erasure in Iran." Baghoolizadeh challenges the prevailing narratives about Iran's history, uncovering the complex and often overlooked story of Black people in the country. Through meticulous research and analysis, she sheds light on the centuries-long practice of enslavement and the subsequent erasure of Black Iranians. Join us as we delve into the fascinating world of Baghoolizadeh's book, exploring the intersection of race, slavery, and identity in Iranian history.

    50 min

  3. 14/02/2024

    Book Forum: How Sanctions Work - Iran and the Impact of Economic Warfare

    In this timely and critical episode, we explore our own recent release: "How Sanctions Work: Iran and the Impact of Economic Warfare." We're joined by esteemed authors Narges Bajoghli, Vali Nasr, Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, and Ali Vaez for an in-depth discussion on the real impact of U.S. sanctions on Iran. As the specter of a region-wide conflict looms over the Middle East, the role of sanctions in shaping the current geopolitical landscape becomes increasingly vital to scrutinize. Moderated by the Quincy Institute's Bill Hartung, this conversation challenges common assumptions and explores the nuanced realities behind the U.S. sanctions regime.

    1h 2m

  4. 13/04/2023

    Book Forum: Political Radicalism in Iran and in Ahmadinejad's Presidencies

    In this new Book Forum episode, we’re joined by Giorgia Perletta to discuss her book "Political Radicalism in Iran and Ahmadinejad's Presidencies." Perletta challenges the oversimplifications often made in the West about Iran's political landscape, particularly the widespread use of the term "radical." Through her analysis, she provides a deeper understanding of Ahmadinejad's presidencies and the complexities of Iranian politics. Join us as we delve into these critical insights and rethink common Western narratives.

    1 hr

  5. 29/03/2023

    Book Forum: Backfire - How Sanctions Shape the World Against U.S. Interests

    Sanctions have become the go-to foreign policy tool for the United States. Coercive economic measures such as trade tariffs, financial penalties, and export controls affect large numbers of companies and states across the globe. Some of these penalties target nonstate actors, such as Colombian drug cartels and Islamist terror groups; others apply to entire countries, including North Korea, Iran, and Russia. U.S. policy makers see sanctions as a low-cost tactic, but in reality these measures often fail to achieve their intended goals—and their potent side effects can even harm American interests. Backfire explores the surprising ways sanctions affect multinational companies, governments, and ultimately millions of people around the world. Drawing on interviews with experts, policy makers, and people in sanctioned countries, Agathe Demarais examines the unintended consequences of the use of sanctions as a diplomatic weapon. The proliferation of sanctions spurs efforts to evade them, as states and firms seek ways to circumvent U.S. penalties. This is only part of the story. Sanctions also reshape relations between countries, pushing governments that are at odds with the U.S. closer to each other—or, increasingly, to Russia and China. Full of counterintuitive insights spanning a wide range of topics, from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to Iran’s COVID response and China’s cryptocurrency ambitions, Backfire reveals how sanctions are transforming geopolitics and the global economy—as well as diminishing U.S. influence. This insider’s account is an eye-opening, accessible, and timely book that sheds light on the future of sanctions in an increasingly multipolar world. AGATHE DEMARAIS is the global forecasting director of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). She was previously a senior policy adviser for the French Treasury in Russia and Lebanon, working directly on sanctions and other economic and financial issues. For more information on SAIS Rethinking Iran and future events, please visit our website: https://www.rethinkingiran.com/events

    59 min

  6. 01/03/2023

    Book Forum: This Flame Within - Iranian Revolutionaries in the United States

    In This Flame Within MANIJEH MORADIAN recounts the experiences of Iranian foreign students who joined a global movement against US imperialism during the 1960s and 1970s. Drawing on archival evidence and in-depth interviews with members of the Iranian Students Association, Moradian traces what she calls “revolutionary affects”—the embodied force of affect generated by experiences of repression and resistance—from encounters with empire and dictatorship in Iran to joint organizing with other student activists in the United States. Moradian theorizes “affects of solidarity” that facilitated Iranian student participation in a wide range of antiracist and anticolonial movements and analyzes gendered manifestations of revolutionary affects within the emergence of Third World feminism. Arguing for a transnational feminist interpretation of the Iranian Student Association’s legacy, Moradian demonstrates how the recognition of multiple sources of oppression in the West and in Iran can reorient Iranian diasporic politics today.   MANIJEH MORADIAN received her PhD in American Studies from NYU and her MFA in creative nonfiction from Hunter College, City University of New York. She is the former co-director of the Association of Iranian American Writers. Her book, This Flame Within: Iranian Revolutionaries in the United States, is forthcoming from Duke University Press in Fall 2022. Her essays and articles have appeared in Routledge Handbook of the Global Sixties, Scholar & Feminist Online, Women’s Studies Quarterly, Comparative Studies of South Asian, Africa, and the Middle East, Social Text online,  jadaliyya.com, tehranbureau.com, Bi Taarof, and Callaloo. She is a member of Jadaliyya’s Iran Page editorial board and a founding member of Raha Iranian Feminist Collective.   For more information on SAIS Rethinking Iran and future events, please visit our website: https://www.rethinkingiran.com/events

    1h 3m

  7. 28/02/2023

    From Tahrir to Tehran - The Arab Spring and Iran Uprisings

    What can we learn about the current era of youth-led radical uprisings when we look across the Middle East? Massive protests—captured on social media—have spilled forth on the streets of major countries in the region for over a decade. Join us for a conversation with renowned sociologist and scholar Dr. Asef Bayat to explore the Iran uprisings and Arab Spring, and what they reveal to us about the profound global shifts in protests and power.  DR. ASEF BAYAT is Professor of Sociology, and Catherine & Bruce Bastian Professor of Global and Transnational Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Before joining Illinois, he taught at the American University in Cairo for many years; and served as the director of the International Institute for the Study of Islam in the Modern World (ISIM) holding the Chair of Society and Culture of the Modern Middle East at Leiden University, The Netherlands. His research areas range from social movements and social change, to religion and public life, urban space and politics, and contemporary Middle East.

    1h 1m
  8. Sanctions, Politics, and Everyday Life in Iran

    14/11/2022

    Sanctions, Politics, and Everyday Life in Iran

    Sanctions, Politics, and Everyday Life in Iran

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The SAIS RETHINKING IRAN Initiative at Johns Hopkins University focuses on broadening the conversation on Iran in the public sphere by engaging researchers, scholars, activists, artists, and policymakers.

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    2022 - 2024
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