The Philosopher
Hamid Dabashi
The face
The background
- Nationality:
- Iranian-American
- Schools:
- Postcolonialism, Critical theory
- Branchs:
- Iranian Studies, Comparative Literature, sociology of culture, Islamic studies, Cultural theory, literary theory, Aesthetics
- Period:
- 20th / 21st-century philosophy
The synopsis
The works
Theology of Discontent
Staging a Revolution
Dreams of a Nation: On Palestinian Cinema
Iran: A People Interrupted
Close Up: Iranian Cinema, Past, Present, Future
For the Last Time: Civilizations
Truth and Narrative
Artist without Borders
Women without Headache
The End of Islamic Ideology
Shi'ism: A Religion of Protest
The World of Persian Literary Humanism
Can Non-Europeans Think?
Persophilia: Persian Culture on the Global Scene
Iran without Borders: Towards a Critique of the Postcolonial Nation
The Shahnameh: The Persian Epic as World Literature
On Edward Said: Remembrance of Things Past
The Last Muslim Intellectual: The Life and Legacy of Jalal Al-e Ahmad
The End of Two Illusions: Islam after the West
An Iranian Childhood: Rethinking History and Memory