Mahtab Karami

Karami, Mahtab

SGSAH AHRC funded PhD Candidate in Art and Design, Mrs

Personal profile

Research interests

  • Gendered Aesthetics and Stereotypes
  • Women Representation in Visual Arts/Painting
  • Investigating influences of social, cultural, and artistic movements (e.g., Modernism and Feminism) on women as an artist or as the subjects of paintings
  • Feminist Art and Theory
  • Contemporary Art History
  • Interdisciplinary Research (Relation Between Art, Society, and Culture)
  • Quantitative Painting Analysis (Applying Statistics in Art)

Biography

I have a strong passion for Feminism, Gender Studies, and Gendered Aesthetics, specifically in the context of art studies and painting. Hence, I addressed the male gaze and gender stereotypes regarding portraying women in my MA thesis titled: "A Comparative Study of the Image of Women in a Selection of Works by Iranian and non-Iranian Painters, with a Special Focus on the Last Two Decades."

Currently, my PhD project, titled "Comparative Gendered Aesthetics in Contemporary Middle East Painting, with a focus on Afghanistan (pre/post Taliban occupation)," focuses on analyzing gendered aesthetics in Afghan painting by employing statistical analysis, aiming to uncover the impact of the Taliban.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 5 - Gender Equality

Education/Academic qualification

Master of Arts, A Comparative Study of Images of Women in a Selection of Works by Iranian and Non-Iranian Painters, With a Special Focus on the Last Two Decades, University of Tehran

Award Date: 17 Jul 2021

Bachelor of Applied Science, BSc in Statistics and Applications, University of Tehran

Award Date: 22 Sept 2018

External positions

Postgraduate research representative for international students, University of Dundee

Sept 2024 → …

Doctoral Academy Ambassador, DJCAD PhD Representative, University of Dundee

Mar 2024 → …

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