The Making of the Carceral State in Modern Iran

Golnar Nikpour (Associate Professor of History, Dartmouth College)
Room 313, Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St
@ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

This talk traces the making of the carceral state in Iran, the resulting incarceration of millions of people over several decades, responses by Iranians and non-Iranians alike to these new prisons, and the global links inherent to this expansive state project.