Movahedi Sichani, Mahroo (2023). Sensing the senses of place (Unpublished). In: RAI Film Festival 2023. Online. 06.-10.03.2023.
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)Zayanderoud, which literally means "The Life-giving River," is the largest river in the center of Iran. It is the source of livelihood and the main factor of fertility in the city of Isfahan. Flowing from the Zagros Mountains, it plays an important role in providing drinking water, water for industrial and agricultural in-throughout the greater province of Isfahan. The river has divided the city into western and eastern sectors, which are connected through many historical bridges which have been built on along this the river such as Khaju Bridge, Si-o-se pol (33 Bridges), and Marnan Bridge, among and some others.
Since 2009 the river faces a life-threatening drought problem and has been dusted and replaced by dirt and stones. Isfahan citizens consider the river as part of their identity and the city has taken its original identity from it the river as well as it is considered as part of the identity of the Isfahan citizens. The Zayanderoud River is a symbol of the living history in of Isfahan. This paper draws from my Ph.D. research, "A Sensory Ethnography in the Life-giving River in Isfahan,Iran"that has involved observing, analyzing, and documenting the ways in which people interact with this body of water.
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06 Faculty of Humanities > Other Institutions > Walter Benjamin Kolleg (WBKolleg) |
Graduate School: |
Graduate School of the Arts and Humanities (GSAH) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Movahedi Sichani, Mahroo |
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700 Arts |
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English |
Submitter: |
Nicola Leuchter |
Date Deposited: |
07 Jul 2023 08:41 |
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16 Apr 2024 11:58 |
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https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/184537 |
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