Alexandru Balasescu

Educatie

Universitatea California, Irvine    1998-2004    Doctor in Stiinta, Antropologie

Universitatea Lumière, Lyon II    1997-1998    Master, Etnologie

Universitatea Bucuresti        1993-1997    Licenta, Sociologie

Experienta profesionala

2006 – prezent        Lector invitat SNSPA, programul Master in Antropologie
Feb. 2005- Oct 2006     Sef Catedra Facultatea de Design, Universitatea Regala Bahrain

2004    Profesor Asociat, Comunicare Internationala, Universitatea Americana din Paris

2002-2004    Asistent, Centru de Cercetare al Universitatii din California in Paris

1999-2002    Asistent, Stiinte Sociale, Universitatea California, Irvine
Portret RFI

http://www.rfi.fr/radiofr/editions/072/edition_3_20080711.asp

Publicatii

Carti

B1    2008    Paris Elegant, Teheran Incitant. Corpuri Estetice, Subiecte Politice. Bucuresti:
Editura Curtea Veche

Articole de specialitate

J12    2007    “Haute Couture in Tehran: Two Faces of an Emerging Fashion Scene”.in Fashion Theory, vol.11, Nr. 2/3, pp.1-20

J11    2006    “Gender. Commodification, and Consumption: Iran” in the Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Culture, Brill Editions.

J10    2005    “L’Etat Esthetique. La Republique Islamique et la question de la mode”. In Journal d’Anthropologie Rhone-Alpes, 2e Semestre, No. 55: 22-25

J9    2005    “After Authors. Sign(ify)ing Fashion between Paris and Tehran”. In Journal of Material Culture  vol. 10 (3): 289-310. November.

J8    2005    “Faces and Bodies: Gendered Modernity and Fashion Photography in Tehran.” In Gender and History Vol. 17 (3)

J7    2005    “The Veil and Fashion Catwalks in Paris” in ISIM Review, nr. 15, p.20.

J6    2003     “Teheran Chic. The Veil, Fashion Designers, and New Geographies of Modernity.” In The Fashion Theory Journal. Vol. 7.1 pp. 39-56 Oxford: Berg Edition.

J5    1998    “Qui est Tsigane? Dynamique des groupes et construction identitaire dans un village de Roumanie – Cristian”, in Anthroepotes, vol. III, No. 2, Paris.

J4    1997    “Uniunea Europeana: Mit sau Institutionalizare” in Revista de Cercetari Sociale, vol.3.2, Bucuresti.

J3    1997    “Tiganii – Constructia unei identitati” in Revista de Cercetari Sociale, vol.3.3, Bucuresti.

J2    1996    “Privindu-i pe telespectatori” in Revista de Cercetari Sociale, vol. 2.4, Bucuresti.

J1    1995    “SIDA- un Stigmat?” (cu Bogdan Voicu) in Anuarul Observatorul Social, vol. 1.2, Bucuresti 1994

Recenzii carte

BR2    2004    “Specters of Derrida. Citizenship Tattooing Bodies.” Review of Arturo J. Aldama, editor. Violence and the Body. Race, Gender, and the State. H-Gender-MidEast, November

BR 1    2002    “The Unbearable Lightness of Beauty. Towards a Dynamic Methodology for Transnational Phenomena.” Review of Susan Ossman, Three Faces of Beauty. Casablanca, Paris, Cairo. H-Gender-MidEast, September

Diverse Premii si Burse

2005    British Library Grant, “Endangered Archive Programme” for “Faces and Places in early Modern Iran”.

2004    Regent’s Dissertation Fellowship for Winter 2004, UCI

2003    Short term Research Fellowship of IFRI (French Institute of Research in Iran), Teheran, June 2003

2002    Wenner Gren Foundation Grant for individual research in Anthropology

2001    Global Supplementary Grant, Open Society Institute Soros

2001    Department of Anthropology Pre-dissertation Travel Grant

2001    School of Social Science Summer Award, UCI

2000    Department of Anthropology Pre-dissertation Travel Grant, UCI

2000    School of Social Sciences Dean’s Summer Fellowship, UCI

1999    Department of Anthropology Pre-dissertation Travel Grant, UCI

1998    Center of German and European Studies Graduate Merit Fellowship

1997    Fellowship received in TEMPRA exchange program, Lyon, France.