Archive for the ‘Ethnography’ Category

Djafar: Le Petit Iranien (1968)

 

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Doron Ofir Casting
April 7, 2010
Hollywood, CA (APRIL 7th 2010) Yes it’s true! From the team that brought you MTV’s phenomenon “Jersey Shore” it’s The Persian Version!
Doron Ofir Casting is seeking Los Angeles proud Persian-Americans who rule the Hollywood nightlife and own Beverly Hills.
“Its time to show the world that being Persian-American is a celebration of [...]

More Irangeles

Earlier this year we reprinted some photographs by Ron Kelley from the 1993 book Irangeles: Iranians in Los Angeles (UC Press) in Bidoun (#17, Flowers). Here are some favourites that didn’t make the cut (yanni the ones that are already scanned).

Omidvar Brothers

In 1954, brothers Issa and Abdullah Omidvar set out by motorcycle on a journey across the world. In I957 they traveled to the frozen lands of the Arctic and lived with the Eskimos, in I966 they were the first from Asia to explore the Antarctica with the scientific expedition of Chile. The brothers returned to [...]

How to — When in Iran (1975)