Babak Tabarraee

Babak Tabarraee received his Ph.D. in Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020. He has also completed two graduate degrees in Film Studies (MA, 2013) and Dramatic Literature (MA, 2007). His research revolves around media reception in modern Iran. His writings in English have appeared in Mashriq and Mahjar, Dibur, Iranian Studies, The Soundtrack, Cinephile, The Journal of Islamic and Muslim Studies, and The Routledge Companion to Cult Cinema. His publications in Farsi include three authored books of fiction, twenty-two book-format translations, and several essays, short stories, and screenplays. Before joining UT, he taught screenwriting and film analysis at the University of Art in Tehran. He is currently working on three projects: a book based on his recently completed dissertation: Iranian Cult: A Cinema of Failure, a Persian grammar companion (Persian Grammar in Practice), and a feature-length narrative screenplay.

Contributions

Bihrūz Vusūqī: The Cult Star of Failed Rebellious Masculinity

Figure 1: A portrait of Bihrūz Vusūqī Introduction Né Khalīl Vusūqī on March 11, 1938, in the city of Khuy,…