Name: Women, Art, Freedom
Start: 2025-12-17T17:45:00-05:00
End: 2025-12-17T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Ryder Hall

Women, Art, Freedom
Artists and Street Politics in Iran
زن، هنر، آزادی
هنرمندان و سیاست خیابانی در ایران
Pamela Karimi
Professor of Art History and Architecture
Cornell University
in conversation with:
Homa Sarabi
Filmmaker and Educator
Sarah Kanouse
Interdisciplinary Artist, Critical Writer
Northeastern University
In this session, The Iran Circle in collaboration with Northeastern University Center for Design will host Prof. Pamela Karimi for a talk and conversation about her recently-published book, titled "Women, Art, Freedom".
After Dr. Karimi's talk, she'll be joined by Homa Sarabi and Sarah Kanouse, two local artists and scholars, for a conversation about the contents of this book.
This event of The Iran Circle is, as usual, free and open to the public.
Please use this link to RSVP:
https://forms.office.com/r/tPGL1RN46R

Here is a summary of Pamela's talk:
"Women, Art, Freedom offers an insightful look at the 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom uprising in Iran, sparked by the tragic murder of Jina Mahsa Amini at the hands of the "morality police" for violating hijab rules. Beyond its feminist undertones and the remarkable courage of the young protesters, what sets this uprising apart from previous ones is the abundant and diverse art it has inspired. This book, rather than merely analyzing the artworks that garnered attention on social media platforms, brings to light lesser-known grassroots artistic movements that played a crucial role within their immediate local communities. Engaging with primarily Iran-based artists, it uncovers their role in shaping guerrilla interventions and street occupations and in articulating distinct forms of peaceful civil disobedience. By drawing on a broad spectrum of historical and theoretical sources, this book further reveals the origins and inspirations of Iran's protest art. Focusing mainly on the interconnections between the public sphere, women's bodies, and feminist viewpoints, Women, Art, Freedom underscores the vital role of artists in championing global justice and equality."