Browsing DĀNESH: The OU Undergraduate Journal of Iranian Studies by Issue Date
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an-contradiction : the implications of the arms-for-hostages scandal for U.S.-Iranian relations
(2016)The legacy of the Iran-Contra scandal in the United States is irrefutable. Not only did Iran-Contra tarnish the Reagan administration, traumatizing the federal bureaucracy with criminal indictments, but it also exposed ... -
Unlikely compromise : a history of the Iran-United States Claim Tribunal, 1981-2015
(2016)The Iran-United States Claims Tribunal was one of the twentieth century’s most important tribunals of international arbitration.1 Furthermore, it stood apart from the likes of the arbitral tribunals following the peace ... -
Unintended consequences : the impact of sanctions on the Iranian pharmaceutical industry
(2016)The United States first imposed sanctions on Iran after a breakdown in diplomatic relations following the end of the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis. Many have debated whether these sanctions have had an actual effect on the ... -
The Church Committee : unveiling the past and unraveling the future
(2016)The Central Intelligence Agency has long been shrouded in mystery and public speculation. The agency is often cast as the perpetrator of heinous conspiracies perhaps conceived from the public’s imagination or the creativity ... -
Operation Eagle Claw : the ramifications of political divisions in U.S. decision-making during the Iranian hostage crisis of 1979-1981
(2016)The taking of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in the fall of 1979 began a long, complicated 444 days of negotiations and frustrations in insuring the return home of the hostages. In early April 1980, President Jimmy Carter came ... -
Dānesh : the OU undergraduate journal of Iranian studies. Volume 1, 2016
(The University of Oklahoma, 2016)It is with great pleasure that I introduce this inaugural issue of DĀNESH: The OU Undergraduate Journal of Iranian Studies. The initiative for this journal grew from the hard work and dedication of undergraduate students ... -
Who lost Iran? : a critical reassessment of U.S. foreign policy towards Iran, 1953-1979
(2016)The air was crisp as President Jimmy Carter entered the building. Uncharacteristically cold, even by Iran’s standards. It was New Year’s Eve 1977 and Carter was making his first trip to Iran to continue the long standing ... -
Celebrity on the Peacock Throne : Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi's superstar portrayal in U.S. popular culture, 1965-1978
(2016)Foreign policy is not a science; it is an art. The creation of policies, the opinions formed towards other countries, and the relationships between nations are all part of the delicate balance that leads to foreign relations ... -
Painful desires : the creation of the Iran-Contra affair
(2016)The Iran-Contra affair was one of the most significant scandals in 20th century U.S. history. Although the name, Iran-Contra, appears to mainly involve the Islamic Republic and the Nicaraguan rebels, the affair heavily ... -
DĀNESH : the OU undergraduate journal of Iranian studies. Volume 3, 2018
(2018)We are so proud to present to you the third volume of the University of Oklahoma's Undergraduate Journal in Iranian Studies, DĀNESH. Through two editions of the journal we have seen wonderful presentations on varying ... -
Iran's Others through Cinema: Ethnicity and the Politics of Representation in Contemporary Iran
(2018)With all the politically issues and social animosity surrounding Iran today, the Islamic Republic has become a focus for international attention and critique, especially if one might watch Fox News on any given evening — ... -
Zoroastrians: Becoming a Minority in Their Homeland
(2018)It is arguable that no other religion has had more direct and indirect influence on humankind than that of the ancient Zoroastrian faith. This religion, which was the firstborn of the revealed world-religions, existed long ... -
Ritual Impurity and the Decline of the Safavid Dynasty
(2018)The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries saw the rise of the Safavid dynasty and the establishment of Iran as a stronghold of Shi'a Islam. The body of research on these two centuries of Persian history provides us with a ... -
The Politics of Fashion in the Islamic Republic of Iran
(2018)In the Islamic Republic of Iran, the world's only existing theocracy, the relationship between the state and society cannot exist mutually exclusive of one another, considering that the regime's legitimacy is contingent ... -
The Value of Virtue: Depictions of Class and Morals in Iranian Cinema
(2018)The government of the Islamic Republic of Iran is no stranger to cinema's ability to encourage values and moral standards in a society. Since its inception, the Islamic Republic has recognized the power of cinema and, in ... -
Exercising Agency: Contesting Cultural Imperialism in the Depiction of Muslim Women
(2018)In ancient times, the Silk Road brought foreign treasures and precious goods from a distant East to the people of Western Europe, instilling a fascination with the rich and mysterious ‘Orient.’ As colonialism heightened ... -
The Evolution of Gender Equality in Modern Iran
(2018)Earlier this fall in Iran, there was a bit of uproar as the Iranian football team faced Syria in Iran. While women were initially able to purchase tickets, they were barred from entering the game and left outside to watch ... -
The Question of Women's Agency in Iranian Cinema
(2018)Trying to pinpoint individual acts of agency within cinema can be difficult. This is especially true within Iranian cinema because agency takes different forms than viewers would assume. The term agency itself is ambiguous. ... -
Ideology and Reality: Afghans in Iran
(2018)The Islamic Republic of Iran is a revolutionary state which derives its legitimacy on the basis of revolutionary pan-Islamism. Despite this, as the memory of the revolution recedes into the past, Iranian nationalism and ... -
Beneath the Surface: How Censorship in Iranian Music Cultivates Identity
(2019-01)When listening to music, Iranian’s do not tap their feet or dance; they do not smile or wave or give any indication that they are enjoying the music they are listening to because they are not allowed to. Ayatollah Khomeini, ...