Associate Professor Pedram Khosronejad
Adjunct Professor,
Dean's Unit, School of Social Sciences
Casual Academic - HUMN2066,
Dean's Unit, School of Social Sciences
Casual Academic - HUMN3066,
Dean's Unit, School of Social Sciences
Biography
Prof. Pedram Khosronejad obtained his PhD at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris and currently is an Adjunct Professor in the Religion and Society Research Cluster at Western Sydney University, a Fellow of the Department of Anthropology at Harvard University, and Curator of Persian Art and Material Culture at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney.
Prior to these positions, he worked as the Associate Director of Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies at Oklahoma State University in the United States (2015-2019) and as the Goli Rais Larizadeh Chair of the Iran Heritage Foundation for the Anthropology of Iran in the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland (2007-2015).
His research interests include cultural and social anthropology, visual anthropology and ethnographic film, covering topics such as visual piety, devotional artefacts, and religious material culture, with a particular interest in Iran, Persianate societies and the Islamic world.
Prof. Khosronejad is well-known internationally for his innovative visual anthropology research project on Photography of African Slavery in Qajar-era Iran (1850-1925).
Since August 2019, Prof. Khosronejad has been working on a groundbreaking interdisciplinary research project regarding the German civilian expatriates of Persia (Iran), Australians who had been detained with their parents in Iran in 1941 after the country’s invasion by the British and Soviet armies during the Second World War.
He is founder editor of the Anthropology of the Contemporary Middle East and Central Eurasia (ACME).
This information has been contributed by Associate Professor Khosronejad.
Qualifications
- PhD EHESS, Paris, France
Professional Memberships
- Middle East Studies Association of North America (2019 - 2020)
- American Institute of Iranian Studies (2019 - 2020)
- Society for Visual Anthropology (2019 - 2020)
- The International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (2007 - 2021)
- American Anthropological Association (2007 - 2020)
- European Association of Social Anthropologists (2007 - 2021)
Interests
- Socio-cultural Anthropology
- Visual Anthropology and Ethnographic Film
- Visual Piety and Material Religion
- African Slavery in Modern Iran
- Migrant Heritage, Oral History, and Memory
Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Dean's Unit, School of Social Sciences
- Dean's Unit, School of Social Sciences
- Dean's Unit, School of Social Sciences
Contact
| Email: | P.Khosronejad@westernsydney.edu.au |
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| Phone: | |
| Mobile: | 0431136502 |
| Location: | 3.8.11 |
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Publications
Books
- Khosronejad, P. (2018), 'The Royal Lens: Naser al-Din Shah's Photography of his Harem', : Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies Program at Oklahoma State University 9780999480120.
- Khosronejad, P. (2018), 'Qajar Shiite Material Culture: From the Court of Naser al-Din Shah to Popular Religious Paintings', : Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies Program, Oklahoma State University 9780999480113.
- Khosronejad, P. (2017), 'Qajar African Nannies: African Slaves and Aristocratic Babies', : Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies Program at Oklahoma State University 9780999480106.
- Khosronejad, P. (2015), 'Untold Stories: The Socio-Cultural Life of Images in Qajar Era Iran', : LIT Verlag 9783643906076.
- Khosronejad, P. (2015), 'Women's Rituals and Ceremonies in Shiite Iran and Muslim Communities: Methodological and Theoretical Challenges', : LIT Verlag 9783643906052.
- Khosronejad, P. (2013), 'Unburied Memories: The Politics of Bodies of Sacred Defense Martyrs in Iran', : Routledge 9780415523981.
- Khosronejad, P. (2013), 'Les Lions en Pierre Sculptee chez les Bakhtiari: Description et significations de sculptures zoomorphes dans une societe tribale du sud-ouest de l'Iran [The Lion Tombstones of the Bakhtiari Pastoral Nomads: Description and Meaning of Animal Sculptures in Tribal Society of South-West Iran]', : Sean Kingston Publishing 9781907774225.
- Khosronejad, P. (2012), 'The Art and Material Culture of Iranian Shi'ism: Iconography and Religious Devotion in Shi'i Islam', : I.B. Tauris 9781848851689.
- Khosronejad, P. (2012), 'Saints and Their Pilgrams in Iran and Neighbouring Countries', : Sean Kingston Publishing 9781907774140.
- Khosronejad, P. (2012), 'Iranian Sacred Defence Cinema: Religion, Martyrdom and National Identity', : Sean Kingston Publishing 9781907774171.
- Khosronejad, P. (2011), 'Photography and Cinematography in Qajar Era Iran: 27-28 August, 2011', : University of St. Andrews .
Chapters in Books
- Khosronejad, P. (2019), 'The Ahl-i Beyt bodies : the mural paintings of Lahijan in the tradition of Persian Shiite figurations', Figurations and Sensations of the Unseen in Judaism, Christianity and Islam: Contested Desires, Bloomsbury Academic 9781350078635.
- Khosronejad, P. (2015), 'Gageriveh, Bakhtiari women's lamentations : between self-suffering and tribal identity', Women's Rituals and Ceremonies in Shiite Iran and Muslim Communities: Methodological and Theoretical Challenges, LIT Verlag 9783643906052.
- Khosronejad, P. (2013), 'Introduction: unburied memories', Unburied Memories: The Politics of Bodies of Sacred Defense Martyrs in Iran, Routledge 9780415523981.
- Khosronejad, P. (2013), 'The people of the air : healing and spirit possession South Iran', Shamanism and Islam: Sufism, Healing Rituals and Spirits in the Muslim World, I.B. Tauris 9781848856028.
- Khosronejad, P. (2012), 'Lions' representation in Bakhtiari oral tradition and funerary material culture', The Art and Material Culture of Iranian Shi'ism: Iconography and Religious Devotion in Shi'i Islam, I.B. Tauris 9781848851689.
- Khosronejad, P. (2012), 'Introduction', The Art and Material Culture of Iranian Shi'ism: Iconography and Religious Devotion in Shi'i Islam, I.B. Taurus 9781848851689.
- Khosronejad, P. (2012), 'The Iran-Iraq War and the creation of Sacred Defence cinema', Iranian Sacred Defence Cinema: Religion, Martyrdom and National Identity, Sean Kingston Publishing 9781907774171.
- Khosronejad, P. (2012), 'Anthropology, Islam and sainthood', Saints and Their Pilgrims in Iran and Neighbouring Countries, Sean Kingston Publishing 9781907774140.
Journal Articles
- Possamai, A., Openshaw, K., Khosronejad, P., Rasheed, A. and Mubashar, A. (2022), 'Ramadan : devotion, compassion, and purification in Sydney', Contemporary Islam, vol 16 , pp 193 - 207.
- Khosronejad, P. (2021), 'Chief editor's introduction to the special volume : Beauty and the Beast : Photography, Body and Sexual Discourse in the Middle East', Anthropology of the Contemporary Middle East and Central Eurasia, vol 5, no 1-2 .
- Khosronejad, P. (2021), 'Eroticism and nudity in Iranian photography : from royal harem to the red-light districts (a century of visual review)', Anthropology of the Contemporary Middle East and Central Eurasia, vol 5, no 1-2 , pp 127 - 174.
- Khosronejad, P. and Eskandari-Qajar, M. (2021), 'Unveiling the veiled : royal consorts, slaves and prostitutes in Qajar photographs : an exhibition at the McCune Library, UC Santa Barbara', Anthropology of the Contemporary Middle East and Central Eurasia, vol 5, no 1-2 , pp 287 - 302.
- Khosronejad, P. (2021), 'Fajouriyeh, an exceptional Persian pornographic manuscript of Qajar-era Iran', Anthropology of the Contemporary Middle East and Central Eurasia, vol 5, no 1-2 , pp 214 - 286.
- Khosronejad, P. (2021), 'King's camera erotica : Naser al-Din Shah and his collaborators inside the royal harem', Anthropology of the Contemporary Middle East and Central Eurasia, vol 5, no 1-2 , pp 27 - 63.
- Khosronejad, P. (2021), 'Pair of Qajar war armband amulets in the Persian collection, Powerhouse Museum', TAASA Review, vol 30, no 3 , pp 24 - 24.
- Khoubdel, H. and Khosronejad, P. (2020), 'Aroosi : 150 years of Iranian wedding traditions', Sateen Art Magazine, vol 14 , pp 48 - 59.
- Khosronejad, P. and Moezzi, F. (2019), 'Bagh-e Ferdows Az Dirzaman-e Shokoufayi', Tarikh-e Moaser-e Iran = Iranian Contemporary History, vol 20, no 79-80 , pp 239 - 271.
- Khosronejad, P. and Moezzi, F. (2019), 'Aroosi-e Shahan-e', Kargadan, vol 108, no 156 , pp 124 - 127.
- Khosronejad, P. (2018), 'In the absence of fieldwork', Anthropology of the Contemporary Middle East and Central Eurasia, vol 4, no 1 , pp 56 - 96.
- Khosronejad, P. (2018), 'Book review : A History of Slavery and Emancipation in Iran, 1800-1929', Anthropology of the Contemporary Middle East and Central Eurasia, vol 4, no 1 , pp 102 - 105.
- Khosronejad, P. (2017), 'Out of focus : photography of African slavery in Qajar Iran', Anthropology of the Contemporary Middle east and Central Eurasia, vol 4, no 1 , pp 1 - 31.
- Khosronejad, P. (2017), 'Two photograph albums from the Moayer family', Anthropology of the Contemporary Middle East and Central Eurasia, vol 4, no 2 , pp 81 - 105.
- Khosronejad, P. (2017), 'Afro-Iranians through the lens of documentarists', Canadian Journal of History, vol 52, no 2 , pp 323 - 325.
- Khosronejad, P. and Moezzi, F. (2017), 'Golchehreh : Dadeh Bardeh Siyah-e Haram-e Nasseri', Tarikh-e Moaser-e Iran = Iranian Contemporary History, vol 21, no 81-82 , pp 305 - 313.
- Khosronejad, P. (2016), 'Gozareshi Az Do Albom-e Aks Az Khanehvadehy-e Moayyer', Tarikh-e Moaser-e Iran = Iranian Contemporary History, vol 20, no 77-78 , pp 303 - 318.
- Khosronejad, P. and Zarcone, T. (2014), 'Visual representations of the Persian dervish in Sufi art and material culture : preliminary report from the Bunyad Institute, Tehran, Iran (part 1)', Anthropology of the Contemporary Middle East and Central Eurasia, vol 2, no 2 , pp 185 - 208.
- Khosronejad, P. (2014), 'A rare Bakhtiari Sufi manuscript : genealogy of Siyid Muhammad Parhizkar', Anthropology of the Contemporary Middle East and Central Eurasia, vol 2, no 2 , pp 208 - 237.
- Khosronejad, P. (2013), 'Reflections on the diversity and religious functions of holy places and sacred stones among Bakhtiari nomads', Anthropology of the Contemporary Middle East and Central Eurasia, vol 1, no 2 , pp 143 - 169.
- Khosronejad, P. (2013), 'Digital ethnography, resistance art, and communication media in Iran', International Journal of Communication, vol 7 , pp 1298 - 1315.
- Khosronejad, P. (2012), 'Introduction : unburied memories', Visual Anthropology, vol 25, no 1-2 , pp 1 - 21.
- Khosronejad, P. (2012), 'Remembering the Sacred Defence : Iran-Iraq war memorials', Anthropology News, vol 52, no 6 , pp 15 - 15.
- Khosronejad, P. (2011), 'Some observations on visual representations of the 2009 Iranian presidential election crisis', Iranian Studies, vol 44, no 3 , pp 395 - 408.
- Khosronejad, P. (2011), 'Guest editor's introduction : beyond the Iranian frame : from visual representation to socio-political drama', Iranian Studies, vol 44, no 3 , pp 309 - 312.
Exhibitions
- 2021, 'Iranzamin Exhibition'
- 2020, 'Aroosi: 150 Years of Iranian Wedding Traditions'
- 2019, 'Photography, Race and Slavery: African Sitters of Qajar Era of Iran'
- 2018, 'Unveiling the Veiled'
- 2018, 'Re-imagining Iranian African Slavery: Photography as Material Culture'
- 2018, 'The Qajar Lens: Diversity in Qajar Photography'
- 2011, 'Photography and Cinematography of Qajar Era Iran: 27 August-1 September 2011'
Other Publications
- 2021, 'Interview/podcast about the Iranzamin Exhibition', Recorded Work
- 2014, 'Lion Tombstones and their Sculptors', Recorded Work
- 2004, 'The Last Lions of Bakhtiyari', Recorded Work
Media
| Title: | German Civilian Expatriates of Persia |
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| Description: | Research Platform |
| Title: | Photography, Race and Slavery: African sitters of Qajar Era Iran |
| Description: | Photography, Race and Slavery: African sitters of Qajar Era Iran (Opening Remarks) Photo Exhibition, 23 Sept.-18 Oct., 2019 UNSW Library, Sydney, Australia |
| Title: | Photography of African Slavery in Iran |
| Description: | Interview of Dr. Louise Siddons, Associate Professor of Art History (Dept. of Art, Oklahoma State University) with Dr. Pedram Khosronejad, Associate Director for Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies (School of International Studies/School of Media& Strategic Communications, Oklahoma State University, 2017) |
| Title: | The face of African slavery in Qajar Iran ??? in pictures |
| Description: | Thu 14 Jan 2016 23.59 AEDT |
| Title: | THE QAJAR LENS: DIVERSITY IN QAJAR PHOTOGRAPHY |
| Description: | Photo Exhibition THE QAJAR LENS: DIVERSITY IN QAJAR PHOTOGRAPHY (MARCH 26 - MAY 4, 2018) |
| Title: | Digital Afterlives: from archives to cyberspace |
| Description: | Reckoning With Slavery: New Directions in the History, Memory, Legacy, and Popular Representations of Enslavement, November 16-18 at the Schomburg Center, The New York Public Library |
| Title: | Qajar African Nannies: African Slaves and Aristocratic Babies |
| Description: | Qajar African Nannies: African Slaves and Aristocratic Babies ?? Series: Visual Studies of Modern Iran (Book 1) ?? Hardcover ?? Publisher: Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies (Ipgs) (October 10, 2017) ?? Language: English ?? ISBN-10: 0999480103 ?? ISBN-13: 978-0999480106 |
| Title: | The Royal Lens: Naser al-Din Shah???s Photography of his Harem |
| Description: | The Royal Lens Naser al-Din Shah???s Photography of his Harem |
| Title: | Qajar Shiite Material Culture: From the Court of Naser Al-Din Shah to Popular Religious Paintings |
| Description: | This catalogue is one of the first visual representations of the material religion and art objects of Naser al-Din Shah???s court, vis ?? vis popular Shiite beliefs during the Naseri period (1848-1896). |
| Title: | Lion Tombstones and their Sculptors- Trailer |
| Description: | Iran/France/UK Date: 2013 Running time: 70' Director: Pedram Khosronejad Camera: Marie Chevais, Pedram Khosronejad, Editing: Sepideh Abtahi |
| Title: | The Last Lions of Bakhtiyari (Dedicated to David Brooks) |
| Description: | The Last Lions of Bakhtiyari (Dedicated to David Brooks) Research, camera and sound: Pedram Khosronejad Director: Pedram Khosronejad 2004, 25 mins, DVD, Color Narration in French by Jean-Claude Carriere Postproduction: CNRS-Image |