Asemeh Ghasemi

Contact

• workLaw and Social Sciences
  University Park
  Nottingham
  NG7 2RD
  UK
• lqxag3@nottingham.ac.uk

Teaching Summary

Seminar Tutor for the undergraduate course "Quantitative Analysis", School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Nottingham, 2009/2010.

Workshop Tutor for the undergraduate course "Research Design and Practice1", School of Sociology and Social Policy, Nottingham University, 2010/2011.

Workshop Tutor for the undergraduate course "Research Design and Practice2", School of Sociology and Social Policy, Nottingham University, 2010/2011.

Research Summary

My research project aims to examine women's work in the Iranian broadcasting organization (IRIB). The intention is to document women's experiences of working in IRIB after the Islamic revolution in… read more

Current Research

My research project aims to examine women's work in the Iranian broadcasting organization (IRIB). The intention is to document women's experiences of working in IRIB after the Islamic revolution in 1979. Exploring women's contributions and challenges of working in the broadcast sector is at the core of this research.

Before the revolution Muslim families had a negative view towards film and television industries due to their 'western' and 'secular' work-place culture and their 'un-Islamic' content. Since the Islamic revolution it was assumed that these media had, like other aspects of the society, been 'Islamised'. many Muslim women began working in television and radio. Today after three decades of the revolution, along with many other changes in the cultural and social situation, women's participation in the broadcast media has significantly changed. The number of female managers, producers and directors has also increased considerably. However, there are not many studies which have focused on the experiences and contributions of Iranian women in broadcast media.

This research uses qualitative methods (interview) in order to expand this field of enquiry and investigate women's work in the IRIB from the view point of women who work there. The study will explore:

• the relationship between women's work in the broadcast sector and the changes of social and cultural norms and values in the society
• the problems of working in a male-dominated workplace
• the developments in women's working conditions
• the impact of women's work in IRIB on the representation of women
• the difficulties of balancing family and work