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X-WR-CALNAME:Creative Disobedience: Iranian Artists on Feminism\, Protest\,
  and Power (Panel + Exhibition Tour)
X-WR-TIMEZONE:Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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DESCRIPTION:Join us for a timely conversation and participatory panel on th
 e Woman\, Life\, Freedom revolutionary feminist movement\, featuring Irani
 an women artists and scholars\, including members of the Hamdel Collaborat
 ive and digital performance artivist (artist+activist) Dr. Sahar Sajadieh.
 \n\nThis panel will highlight the powerful intersection of art and activis
 m\, exploring creative strategies of civil disobedience and the vital role
  of art in amplifying feminist and political movements across borders.\n\n
 Featuring artists whose work merges digital media\, performance\, poetry\,
  and activism\, the panel will delve into the use of creative technologies
 \, artificial intelligence\, and extended reality to craft counter-narrati
 ves that resist dominant systems and advocate for women’s rights.\n\nThe
  Hamdel Collaborative will share their recent work centered on the Woman\,
  Life\, Freedom Archive—a living\, expansive repository of daily acts of
  resistance and socio-political performance in Iran. This conversation und
 erscores how art preserves cultural memory\, sustains feminist solidarity\
 , and fuels cross-border resistance. \n\nSahar Sajadieh will present her v
 ideo artwork\, Tales of the Hair (قصه های گیسو)—her artistic r
 esponse to the “Woman\, Life\, Freedom” movement in Iran\, her persona
 l-political dance in a dialogue with the wisdom of Persian mythology\, and
  her poetic therapeutic co-creation with generative AI. This work tells th
 e tales of the hair—intertwined in every wave—the tales of resistance 
 inspired by the mythical symbolism of the renowned Persian Sufi poet Attar
  Nishabouri. Tales of the Hair strives to decolonize and reclaim the narra
 tives of the Iranian movement while creating a universal visual poetry abo
 ut obtaining one’s power as a community.\n\nTogether\, the panelists off
 er powerful insight into the resilience\, creativity\, and collective defi
 ance of Iranian women in their ongoing struggle for freedom\, revealing ho
 w emerging media and artistic expression can catalyze lasting social chang
 e.\n\nArtists talks and panel Discussion: Hamdel Collaborative and MIT Ope
 n Documentary Fellow Dr. Sahar Sajadieh.
GEO:42.360807;-71.087685
LOCATION:Building E15\, CMS Open Area (3rd Floor)
SUMMARY:Creative Disobedience: Iranian Artists on Feminism\, Protest\, and 
 Power (Panel + Exhibition Tour)
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.mit.edu/event/creative-disobedience-iranian-
 artists-on-feminism-protest-and-power
CATEGORIES:Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
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