Amin Heidari
Biographic Data
| ID | 6001693 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amin Heidari |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amin |
| FAMILY NAME | Heidari |
| SIGNATURE | HEIDARI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Macquarie University |
| ORCID | 0009-0009-9840-9691 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The bitterness of a Sweetie fairyland
This essay looks at the familial structure in Jane Campion’s film Sweetie (1989), drawing parallels with Tennessee Williams’s play The Glass Menagerie (1944). As it will be argued, both works are centred on the theme of delusion and familial dysfunction by categorizing characters into ones with extroverted delusions (Sweetie in the film and Amanda in the play) and introverted delusions (Kay in the film and Amanda’s children in the play). The use …
Born to stir
Emojis are small icons used across digital devices and platforms, and this essay explores their aesthetics to argue that they exemplify kitsch in contemporary digital culture. While visually comforting images have appeared in past eras, the digital environment intensifies this tendency through rapid circulation, immediate emotional impact, and widespread commodification, creating a distinct form of contemporary kitsch. In this instant affect cult…
Emojis
Tame the Name
This article examines two mechanisms in treating Persian names in English-speaking contexts: name projection and name adoption. The article adopts Edward Said's Orientalism, noting Western-centric naming and colonial division with Western superiority. The treatment of the Oriental name will be discussed within the frame of linguistic Orientalism which refers to the portrayal or study of Eastern languages and cultures through the lens of Western s…
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Tame the Name
This article examines two mechanisms in treating Persian names in English-speaking contexts: name projection and name adoption. The article adopts Edward Said's Orientalism, noting Western-centric naming and colonial division with Western superiority. The treatment of the Oriental name will be discussed within the frame of linguistic Orientalism which refers to the portrayal or study of Eastern languages and cultures through the lens of Western s…
Born to stir
Emojis are small icons used across digital devices and platforms, and this essay explores their aesthetics to argue that they exemplify kitsch in contemporary digital culture. While visually comforting images have appeared in past eras, the digital environment intensifies this tendency through rapid circulation, immediate emotional impact, and widespread commodification, creating a distinct form of contemporary kitsch. In this instant affect cult…
Emojis
The bitterness of a Sweetie fairyland
This essay looks at the familial structure in Jane Campion’s film Sweetie (1989), drawing parallels with Tennessee Williams’s play The Glass Menagerie (1944). As it will be argued, both works are centred on the theme of delusion and familial dysfunction by categorizing characters into ones with extroverted delusions (Sweetie in the film and Amanda in the play) and introverted delusions (Kay in the film and Amanda’s children in the play). The use …
Digital Communication and Language (2 works) · Emoji (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Affect (linguistics (1 work) · Anecdote (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Ayn Rand and Brontë studies (1 work) · Cultural Studies and Interdisciplinary Research (1 work) · Depiction (1 work) · Digital art (1 work)