This two-part podcast features an in-depth conversation with Dr. Michelle Langford, an Associate Professor in Film Studies, about her book Allegory in Iranian Cinema: The Aesthetics of Poetry and Resistance.
In the first episode, Dr. Langford discusses the motivations behind writing her book and explores the evolution of Iranian films, spanning from early silent movies to contemporary productions. In doing so, she examines the reflective insights of the films into the sociopolitical and cultural fabric of Iran.
In the second episode, Dr. Langford delves into the progression of censorship in Iranian cinema, highlighting the distinction between allegory as a reaction to censorship versus its response to broader socio-political influences. She also discusses Iranian cinema’s recent shift away from allegory, and its relation to the Woman, Life, Freedom movement.
Dr. Michelle Langford is an Associate Professor in Film Studies at the University of New South Wales Sydney. You can find her book here.
Michelle Langford is an Associate Professor in Film Studies at the University of New South Wales Sydney and a fellow of the UNSW Scientia Education Academy. She has published extensively on the cinemas of Iran and Germany and is the author of Allegory in Iranian Cinema: The Aesthetics of Poetry and Resistance (Bloomsbury, 2019).
