Tag: Middle East Studies

Finding hidden imagery in an Illuminated Page

A guided tour of the Zeytun Gospel’s Canon Tables reveals the extraordinary life of a matchless Armenian artwork HEGHNAR ZEITLIAN WATENPAUGH A bifolium of two different sets of illustration from the Getty display of the Zeytun Gospels canon tables. Photograph: J. Paul Getty Museum. Ms, 

History Stands alongside the Woman in the White Tobe

The Legacy of Sudanese Fashion and Politics MARIE GRACE BROWN Three female students at Khartoum University, two of whom are in white tobes; Khartoum, 1951. Sudan Government photograph: Crown copyright. Reproduced by permission of Durham University Library.   By now the image is familiar. A 

Iran and the Crisis of International Reputation

Why the Iranian Jewish Community is Not a Paradox LIOR B. STERNFELD January 16, 2015- Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry prepare meet at the Palais Coburg Hotel in Vienna, Austria to discuss the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive 

The Second Revolution

Negar Mottahedeh, author of Whisper Tapes, on the women’s demonstrations of 1979 in Iran.

Alisa Lebow on Filming Revolution

Alisa Lebow on Filming Revolution

Stanford University Press Digital Projects is proud to present a glimpse into the making of our newest project,  Filming Revolution. Alisa Lebow speaks to the wisdom, effort, curation, and collaboration that went into this project. ALISA LEBOW Filming Revolution in action. Over thirty filmmakers, archivists,