Veiled Voices in Postrevolutionary Iranian Cinema: Women's Vocal Presence and Rethinking Acousmatic Sound

This book examines the vocal presence of women in postrevolutionary Iranian cinema. The research explores the concept of the veiled voice, which conceals the bodily aspects of the voice and suppresses its discursive elements. Studying the "veiling" of women’s voices in New Iranian Cinema, how they relate to authoritative voices, and their limitations in cinematic spaces, the book addresses the detachment of women’s voices from their bodies in some films. The book argues that this detachment...