Invisible Bodies; the Urban Life of Drug Users in Harandi Neighbourhood, Tehran

Mahsa Alami Fariman

Invisible Bodies; the Urban Life of Drug Users in Harandi Neighbourhood, Tehran

Mahsa Alami Fariman

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Abstract

This chapter takes the concept of dangerous bodies to reflect on the life of drug users and addicts in the decayed urban areas of Harandi Neighbourhood in Tehran. Based on autoethnography, the concepts of visibility/invisibility and bodies out of place is discussed. Moreover, the spatial organisation of the neighbourhood and the top-down power relations over production of dangerous bodies will be explored to shed light on the lives of drug users who believe that they do not having any rights to life.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	City, Public Space and Body; The Embodied Experience of Urban Life
Editors	Ahmadreza Hakiminejad, Chien Lee, Asma Mehan
Publisher	Routledge
Pages	(In-Press)
Publication status	Published - 2025

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Invisible Bodies; the Urban Life of Drug Users in Harandi Neighbourhood, Tehran

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