Reverberations of Dissent: Identity and Expression in Iran's Illegal Music Scene
- Author: Robertson, Bronwen
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Contents
- Introduction Chapter One. A Political Overview: From King to Clergy - Like father, like son? The Pahlavi dynasty and its downfall - The new constitution, contradictions and conflicts of interest - Repression and resistance: 30 years of two steps forward a
- Conclusion Chapter Two. Music in Iran: From Pop to Pariah - Musical monarchies and poetic politics - A history of pop music in Iran -
- Conclusion Chapter Three. Music and Islam - Pop music and illegality in the Islamic Republic of Iran - In the shadows of an Islamised pop industry - 'Illusions' of grandeur and rock's rebirth in the Islamic Republic -
- Conclusion Chapter Four. Boulevard of Virtual Dreams: TehranAvenue's Online Music Festival - TAMF: History and goals of the festival - TAMF86, a free radical? - Participating and observing Chapter Five. Inventing Identity through Significant Songs: Case S
- Conclusion Chapter Six. Smoggy + City
- Dirty Rock? -
- Introduction - Orchestrations of identity: composing the 'self' in terms of local and global ideas about 'Iranian-ness' - 'Environmental determinism' -
- Conclusion Chapter Seven. 'I Am an Original Iranian Man': Inventing Inventive Identities in Tehran's Unofficial Rock Music - Writing the wrongs: challenging stereotypes in stereo sound - Self-confidences: team aesthetic in an 'each to their own society' -
- Conclusion Chapter Eight: 127 and Hypernova Abandon the 'Axis of Evil' for 'The Great Satan' - Small steps towards a giant leap: Tour preparations and problems - 'Khal Punk' vs. 'Through the Chaos': A comparative analysis of the musical and lyrical conten
- Conclusion Chapter Nine. The 2009 Presidential Elections and Potential Futures for Unofficial Rock Music in Iran - A brief history of presidential elections in the Islamic Republic of Iran - Setting the foundations for change: pre-election hype inside and
- Conclusion Reference List
- Index