The Consumption of Language: The Language of Consumption
During my fieldwork in Tehran in July and August 2015 to investigate the characteristics of the new middle classes through...
Reza Shaker Ardekani
After finishing his bachelor and master in Urban and Regional Planning in Tehran, Reza Shaker Ardekani became interested in urban sociology and he is currently studying Urban Studies at the University of Amsterdam. His main research interest is the effects of globalization on the interactions between small scale urban space and urbanites.
Self, Selfie, Sex, Cigarette as Resistance in Espresso City Spaces
On February, I wrote a blog on tea and coffee consumption in Tehran and tried to briefly show how Iran's...
Polarised Tehran: Tea House vs. Coffee shop
Tehran, Iran's capital and its primary city with 8.5 million people, is experiencing a particular socioeconomic phenomenon. The city similarly...
