Category Archives: Student Post

Veiling in Turkey

Posted on December 9, 2015 by jlevine8

  What defines someone?  Well, that question is very difficult because there are many things that define someone.  People have unique personalities that can be expressed through what they wear—since others cannot look inside our brains, we rely on our … Continue reading →

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21st Century Orientalism in Iran and the United States

Posted on December 9, 2015 by skwolfe

Seeing the movie Persepolis in the sixth grade was one of the first truly globalizing moments of my life. Up until that point Iran, and the entire Middle East really, was in my narrow perception simply a land of conflict … Continue reading →

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The Politics of Culture in Iran

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Grace Sullivan

How have Persian tradition, Islamic religion, and Western thought influenced and shaped the contemporary political sphere of Iran? The political history of Iran is complex, tumultuous, and has left many political scientists scratching their heads. Both the establishment and the … Continue reading →

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Turkish Veiling: Religious Tradition or form of Political Resistance?

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Sage Wilmot

Veiling in an Islamic context usually refers to the covering of the hair, neck, chest area, face, or some combination thereof. In Turkey it has both religious significance and symbolism as political resistance and fashion accessory. These layered meanings contribute … Continue reading →

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Saving The Bharat Mata: What was at stake for her children?

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Marissa McFadden

Can you pinpoint the moments in history that make you who you are? The moments that have created your identity? For Muslims, as well as other religious communities in India such as Hindus and Sikhs, one of these defining and … Continue reading →

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Lived Subjectivity and Veiling in Turkey

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Amelia Royce

The veil is the most visible symbol of Islam and as such has been subject to much debate. In the following post, I attempt to move away from the problematic discourse of “veiling controversies”― which suggest a good and a … Continue reading →

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Turkey: (How) Has the Secular Changed?

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Cristina MacKinnon

As scholars of religion, when we think of “secularism,” we think of an institution, state, or body that is overtly non-religious. When we hear that term ascribed to something, we are expecting the exact opposite of what we have come … Continue reading →

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Iran or Persia?

Posted on December 4, 2015 by W. F. Goldschmidt

Towards the beginning of the semester, I was tasked with developing an investigatory question concerning Iran that I would pursue throughout the course of the semester. Unfortunately, the only thing that I felt I reliably knew about Iran was that … Continue reading →

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Deconstructing Boundaries of Power

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Isabel Handanos

power | ˈpou(-ə)r noun : the capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of events “Power is the ability not just to tell the story of another person, but to make it the … Continue reading →

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