Janet Afary Explained

Janet Afary
Other Names:Janet Afary Anderson
Nationality:American
Alma Mater:University of Tehran,
University of Michigan
Workplaces:Purdue University,
University of California, Santa Barbara
Awards:Balzan Prize (2008–2009)
Spouse:Kevin B. Anderson
Thesis Year:1991
Discipline:religious studies, history
Thesis Title:Grassroots Democracy and Social Democracy in the Iranian Constitutional Revolution, 1906–1911 (Vol. I, II)
Thesis Url:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/295404058_Grassroots_democracy_and_social_democracy_in_the_Iranian_Constitutional_Revolution_1906-1911_Volumes_I_and_II
Native Name:ژانت آفاری
Native Name Lang:fa
Birth Place:New York City

Janet Afary is an author, feminist activist and researcher of history, religious studies and women studies. She is a professor and the Mellichamp Chair in Global Religion and Modernity at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB).

Career

She received her M.A. degree from University of Tehran.[1] In 1991, she received her PhD in History and Near East studies from the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor.[2] Afary is married to Kevin B. Anderson, a fellow professor at UCSB.

Her research fields includes politics of contemporary Iran and gender, sexuality in modern Middle East, constitutionalism, civil liberties, the public sphere in the Middle East, cinema and popular culture of the Middle East, global feminism, feminist theory, modern Transcaucasia & Central Asia: art and folklore. She is known for her writings and research on the Iranian Constitutional Revolution. Her articles have appeared in The Nation, the Guardian, and numerous scholarly journals and edited collections.[1] [3]

Afary is a professor of religious studies at the University of California Santa Barbara.[4] She previously taught at in the History Department and Women's Studies at Purdue University.[5] [6] [7] In the 1980s, she served as the coordinator for the Iranian Jewish Association of California.[8] She has served as president of the International Society for Iranian Studies (ISIS-MESA), the Association for Middle East Women's Studies (AMEWS-MESA), and the Coordinating Council for Women in History of the American Historical Association (CCWH-AHA).

Bibliography

Articles

Books

. Enghelab-e Mashrouteh-ye Iran انقلاب مشروطۀ ایران . Janet Afary . 2009 . 570 . 2023-02-01.

. The War against Feminism in the Name of the Almighty: Making Sense of Gender and Muslim Fundamentalism. . Janet Afary . 1997 . New Left Review . 2023-02-01.

See also

Honours and awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Janet Afary . University of California, Santa Barbara .
  2. Web site: Janet Afary | Department of Feminist Studies – UC Santa Barbara. live. 2014-12-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20160830083301/http://www.femst.ucsb.edu/people/janet-afary. 2016-08-30.
  3. Mishra . P . 2005 . No God but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam by Reza Aslan Foucault and the Iranian Revolution: Gender and the Seductions of Islamism by Janet Afary and Kevin B. Anderson . NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS . United States . N Y R E V, INC . 2022-06-20 . October 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221026083521/http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do?tabs=detailsTab&gathStatTab=true&ct=display&fn=search&doc=ETOCRN178102733&indx=1&recIds=ETOCRN178102733 . dead .
  4. Web site: Mostaghim. Rahmin. Alpert. Emily. September 30, 2012. Iran Mulls Websites to Fix 'Marriage Crisis'. subscription. 2021-04-25. Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. en.
  5. Web site: September 19, 2007. Forum: Is Iran Next?. subscription. 2021-04-25. Newspapers.com. Journal and Courier (Lafayette, Indiana). 13. en.
  6. Web site: Wrighthouse. Phil. September 21, 2007. Talk Examines Tensions Between United States, Iran. subscription. 2021-04-25. Newspapers.com. Journal and Courier (Lafayette, Indiana). 10. en.
  7. Web site: March 31, 1997. Trustees Approve Faculty Member Promotions for 1997–1998. subscription. 2021-04-25. Newspapers.com. Journal and Courier (Lafayette, Indiana). 10. en.
  8. Web site: Lindsay. Robert. April 10, 1980. Exiles Who Fled Iran May Have No Place. subscription. 2021-04-25. Newspapers.com. Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, Pennsylvania). 38. en.
  9. Web site: January 20, 2008. Campus Notebook, Awards and Honors. subscription. 2021-04-25. Newspapers.com. Journal and Courier. 31. en.

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