Camera is My Weapon: The Discursive Development of Iranian Women and Cyber-Feminism

Author/editor: Malekpour, M.
Published in (Monograph or Journal): International Journal of English and Comparative Literary Studies
Publisher: Baynoon Centre for Studies and Development, Jordan
Year published: 2021
Issue no.: Issue 2
Volume no.: Vol.2
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to look at the major socio-political shifts and stages that Iranian women have experienced from the establishment of the 1907 Constitution until the recent 2018/2019 White Wednesday Campaigns, which saw women take to the streets and remove their hijab as a means of protest against the current government. By examining the role of different veiling practices throughout the last century, this study situates our current scenario, in which women are using their smartphones to organize and make a statement politically, and considers its implications on Iranian society through the role of social-media and Cyber-Feminism.