Prerequisites

A conversation with Dr. Kaveh Askari (MSU Film Studies Program) about his new book, Relaying Cinema in Midcentury Iran: Material Cultures in Transit, published by the University of California Press in 2022. Topics include media historiography in Iran, thinking through media objects, piracy and intellectual property, methods for understanding media circulation, unseen technical labor, and maintenance thinking.

What is Prerequisites?

Prerequisites features conversations with scholars from the Michigan State University Department of English. Each conversation considers recent scholarly contributions made by the guest, providing insight for the application of their work for both students and fellow scholars.