Beeta Baghoolizadeh is Associate Research Scholar in the Sharmin and Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies at Princeton University.
“In this pathbreaking study, Beeta Baghoolizadeh weaves together a
social history of slavery in Iran; a feminist analysis of modern
Iranian households and their racial underpinnings; a gendered
reading of state policy on emancipation; and an intervention into
the study of slavery and its afterlives. The Color Black is a tour
de force of research and a beautiful and brilliant contribution to
multiple fields.”
*Arab Routes: Pathways to Syrian California*
“Decentering the dominant lenses in Iranian studies, Beeta
Baghoolizadeh advances a new understanding of Iran by showing how
its modern construction of history was built upon the erasure of
Black Iranians. Rigorously argued, ethically principled, and
elegantly written, The Color Black is poised to be one of the most
provocative and important new books in Iranian studies and Middle
East studies.”
*The Limits of Whiteness: Iranian Americans and the Everyday
Politics of Race*
"A serious, well-researched academic work on a topic that has not
been directly addressed in our community worldwide. . . . Through
her work, Baghoolizadeh shines a powerful light on an unjustly
erased part of Iranian history."
*Peyk*
"Beeta Baghoolizadeh has done an excellent job with her book The
Color Black. Her research is very meticulous, yet not conveyed in
an overwhelming way loaded with information. . . . The Color Black
deserves attention for being a pioneering work on this subject
which opens the way for future research, debate, and
scholarship."
*Islamic Studies*
"This well-organized book will lead its readers to reconsider the
history, iconography, and historiography of enslavement in
Iran. . . . This well-written, beautifully illustrated, and
well-annotated book works well for those familiar with Iranian
society and history. . . ."
*Iranian Studies*
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