Reza Masoudi Nejad
Biographic Data
| ID | 4586633 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Reza Masoudi Nejad |
| GIVEN NAMES | Reza Masoudi |
| FAMILY NAME | Nejad |
| SIGNATURE | NEJAD R M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of London |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0449-5261 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Historiography of Iranian Architecture
This roundtable opens a small window onto current debates regarding the historiography of Iranian architecture, highlighting the work of a new generation of scholars whose academic formation is rooted in intellectual discussions within Iran. Although postcolonial critiques have challenged colonial and nationalist narratives, such critiques are still largely theorized and circulated through academic institutions in the Global North. Against this b…
Problematizing the Stereotype of the Iranian Mosque
This article examines the Iranian mosque in Mumbai, known as Mughal Masjid, built in the 1860s by a Shirazi master mason for the Shirazi diaspora community, as a lens through which to reconsider the stereotype of the Iranian mosque. Conceived as a garden mosque, it combines the architectural traditions of mosques in the southern Zagros region with the spatial ambience of a Shirazi garden. With a survey of mosques across the southern Zagros, the a…
From built to performed space
This paper redefines the protest space as a performed liminal space that is topologically constituted. The production of protest space is examined through the narrations of people and participants during the post-election protests in Iran in 2009. It is well established that social exchanges are manifested in very diverse platforms, from new media to urban public spaces; this paper particularly argues that there is a topological relationship betw…
Crowds, protests and processions
A chain of protests and social movements has been evident across the world, from the Middle East to London and New York since 2009. These events signify a new era of collective action that fundamen
The Discursive Manifestation of Past and Present Through the Spatial Organization of the Ashura Procession
This article investigates the spatial organization of the Shi’i-Muslim procession and its changes under the Iranian modernization in the city of Dezfoul. The study is the result of interdisciplinary research integrating spatial analyses and qualitative fieldwork to explore the procession as a social and spatial phenomenon. The analyses show the ritual has not been unilaterally affected by transformations of urban shape and also by social transfor…
From built to performed space
This paper redefines the protest space as a performed liminal space that is topologically constituted. The production of protest space is examined through the narrations of people and participants during the post-election protests in Iran in 2009. It is well established that social exchanges are manifested in very diverse platforms, from new media to urban public spaces; this paper particularly argues that there is a topological relationship betw…
The Discursive Manifestation of Past and Present Through the Spatial Organization of the Ashura Procession
This article investigates the spatial organization of the Shi’i-Muslim procession and its changes under the Iranian modernization in the city of Dezfoul. The study is the result of interdisciplinary research integrating spatial analyses and qualitative fieldwork to explore the procession as a social and spatial phenomenon. The analyses show the ritual has not been unilaterally affected by transformations of urban shape and also by social transfor…
The Discursive Manifestation of Past and Present Through the Spatial Organization of the Ashura Procession
This article investigates the spatial organization of the Shi’i-Muslim procession and its changes under the Iranian modernization in the city of Dezfoul. The study is the result of interdisciplinary research integrating spatial analyses and qualitative fieldwork to explore the procession as a social and spatial phenomenon. The analyses show the ritual has not been unilaterally affected by transformations of urban shape and also by social transfor…
From built to performed space
This paper redefines the protest space as a performed liminal space that is topologically constituted. The production of protest space is examined through the narrations of people and participants during the post-election protests in Iran in 2009. It is well established that social exchanges are manifested in very diverse platforms, from new media to urban public spaces; this paper particularly argues that there is a topological relationship betw…
Crowds, protests and processions
A chain of protests and social movements has been evident across the world, from the Middle East to London and New York since 2009. These events signify a new era of collective action that fundamen
Historiography of Iranian Architecture
This roundtable opens a small window onto current debates regarding the historiography of Iranian architecture, highlighting the work of a new generation of scholars whose academic formation is rooted in intellectual discussions within Iran. Although postcolonial critiques have challenged colonial and nationalist narratives, such critiques are still largely theorized and circulated through academic institutions in the Global North. Against this b…
Problematizing the Stereotype of the Iranian Mosque
This article examines the Iranian mosque in Mumbai, known as Mughal Masjid, built in the 1860s by a Shirazi master mason for the Shirazi diaspora community, as a lens through which to reconsider the stereotype of the Iranian mosque. Conceived as a garden mosque, it combines the architectural traditions of mosques in the southern Zagros region with the spatial ambience of a Shirazi garden. With a survey of mosques across the southern Zagros, the a…
Islamic Studies and History (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Architecture and Cultural Influences (2 works) · Colonialism (2 works) · Computer security (2 works) · Crowds (2 works) · Economic geography (2 works) · Geography (2 works)