Dr Zahra Khosroshahi

  • Lecturer in Film and Television Studies (Theatre, Film & Television Studies)

email: Zahra.Khosroshahi@glasgow.ac.uk
pronouns: She/her/hers

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Research interests

My research explores the representation of women and gender politics in contemporary Iranian cinema. I am interested in how the visual medium challenges systems of power, and how filmmaking specifically functions as a form of resistance in Iran. My work also considers the role and influence of Iranian cinema on the global stage. Beyond Iranian cinema, I am interested in diasporic and Middle Eastern cinema, women’s filmmaking, and representation of Muslims in film and media.

I am also dedicated to disseminating my research outside of academia. I have been a regular contributor to publications such as Muslim Girl and have written on the representation of Muslims in film and TV for The Conversation, UK.

In addition, I have worked with local cinemas in the UK to encourage a more diverse program. So far, my research and passion for cinema has taken her to Iran, Turkey, Japan, and the UK, where I have worked with young artists, filmmakers, and universities to encourage more diversity in films and film screenings.

Publications

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2024

Langford, M., Ghorbankarimi, M. and Khosroshahi, Z. (Eds.) (2024) The I.B. Tauris Handbook of Iranian Cinema. Series: I B Tauris handbooks. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9780755648153

Khosroshahi, Z. (2024) Transcending stereotypes: negotiating motherhood in Rakhshan Banietemad's cinema. In: Langford, M., Ghorbankarimi, M. and Khosroshahi, Z. (eds.) The I.B. Tauris Handbook of Iranian Cinema. Series: I B Tauris handbooks. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9780755648160

Langford, M., Ghorbankarimi, M. and Khosroshahi, Z. (2024) Once upon a time in Iran. In: Langford, M., Ghorbankarimi, M. and Khosroshahi, Z. (eds.) The I.B. Tauris Handbook of Iranian Cinema. Series: I B Tauris handbooks. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9780755648160

Khosroshahi, Z. (2024) Screening love: The forbidden in Rakhshan Banietemad’s Narges (1992). Cinema Iranica,

2023

Khosroshahi, Z. (2023) 'I am them and they are me': the transnational body as collective in Iranian women's cinema. Transnational Screens, 14(2), pp. 89-102. (doi: 10.1080/25785273.2023.2231776)

Khosroshahi, Z. and Saljoughi, S. (2023) Introduction: transnational feminist approaches to film and media from the Middle East and North Africa. Transnational Screens, 14(2), pp. 83-88. (doi: 10.1080/25785273.2023.2231775)

2021

Khosroshahi, Z. (2021) The artistic and political implications of the meta-cinematic in Rakhshan Banietemad’s films. In: Ghorbankarimi, M. (ed.) ReFocus: The Films of Rakhshan Banietemad. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9781474477611

2019

Khosroshahi, Z. (2019) Vampires, jinn and the magical in Iranian horror films. Frames Cinema Journal, 16,

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Articles

Khosroshahi, Z. (2024) Screening love: The forbidden in Rakhshan Banietemad’s Narges (1992). Cinema Iranica,

Khosroshahi, Z. (2023) 'I am them and they are me': the transnational body as collective in Iranian women's cinema. Transnational Screens, 14(2), pp. 89-102. (doi: 10.1080/25785273.2023.2231776)

Khosroshahi, Z. and Saljoughi, S. (2023) Introduction: transnational feminist approaches to film and media from the Middle East and North Africa. Transnational Screens, 14(2), pp. 83-88. (doi: 10.1080/25785273.2023.2231775)

Khosroshahi, Z. (2019) Vampires, jinn and the magical in Iranian horror films. Frames Cinema Journal, 16,

Book Sections

Khosroshahi, Z. (2024) Transcending stereotypes: negotiating motherhood in Rakhshan Banietemad's cinema. In: Langford, M., Ghorbankarimi, M. and Khosroshahi, Z. (eds.) The I.B. Tauris Handbook of Iranian Cinema. Series: I B Tauris handbooks. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9780755648160

Langford, M., Ghorbankarimi, M. and Khosroshahi, Z. (2024) Once upon a time in Iran. In: Langford, M., Ghorbankarimi, M. and Khosroshahi, Z. (eds.) The I.B. Tauris Handbook of Iranian Cinema. Series: I B Tauris handbooks. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9780755648160

Khosroshahi, Z. (2021) The artistic and political implications of the meta-cinematic in Rakhshan Banietemad’s films. In: Ghorbankarimi, M. (ed.) ReFocus: The Films of Rakhshan Banietemad. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9781474477611

Edited Books

Langford, M., Ghorbankarimi, M. and Khosroshahi, Z. (Eds.) (2024) The I.B. Tauris Handbook of Iranian Cinema. Series: I B Tauris handbooks. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9780755648153

This list was generated on Mon Mar 10 03:49:17 2025 GMT.

Supervision

I welcome PhD applications in the following areas:

  • Iranian Cinema
  • Middle Eastern Cinema
  • Women’s Filmmaking
  • Diasporic Cinema
  • Gender + Representation in Film and Media
  • CUI, Yuekun
    Women Representation Directed by Female Directors: Sexuality, Independence and Marginal Women in the 21st Century Chinese Women's Cinema
  • Ibrahim, Umloda
    Resistance within/of Sudanese Cinema

Teaching

  • History, Aesthetics, Genre (Level 2)
  • Iranian Cinema (Honours)

Additional information

Forthcoming publications

  • Iranian Women Filmmakers: A Cinema of Resistance (monograph 2023), University of Edinburgh Press
  • Co-editor of Special Issue: “Gender and Transnational Cinema in the Middle East and North Africa” in Transnational Screens

 

External Responsibilities

  • Member of the International Editorial Board of Iranian Cinema
  • Co-Founder of Thousand&One: a social enterprise supporting Women of Colour to thrive in their professional lives

 

 


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