“Sima Shakhsari has crafted a superb account of the convergence of neoliberal governmentality, social media, and Iranian diasporic cultural productions. A critically compelling and rich narrative by a passionate and brilliant scholar, Politics of Rightful Killing is a significant contribution to the field of gender and sexuality studies, anthropology, and Iranian cyber studies.”
- Minoo Moallem, author of (Persian Carpets: The Nation as a Transnational Commodity) “A rich on- and off-line ethnographic account of what is now the artifact of techno-optimism and its post-9/11 deployment to promote imperial democracy. Sima Shakhsari's sharp analysis of rightful killing pursued in the service of freedom is a crucial addition to the biopolitical theorizing of gender, sexuality, and empire.”
- Jasbir K. Puar, author of (The Right to Maim: Debility, Capacity, Disability) "Sima Shakhsari's innovative new book is a welcome addition to… scholarship, and the most uncompromisingly pessimistic analysis of the politics of the Iranian internet to be published to date."
- Alireza Doostdar (International Journal of Middle East Studies) "Mixing an exemplary mastery over theory with rigorous close readings of texts in an understudied area of research, Shakhsari’s Politics of Rightful Killing is a highly worthwhile read for anyone interested in the subtle workings of power in cyberspace."
- Mostafa Abedinifard (Journal of Middle East Women's Studies) "Sima Shakhsari’s Politics of Rightful Killing is . . . a much-needed contribution to a growing body of scholarship examining the culture, politics, and identity of Iranians living primarily in the West and their relationship to those living in Iran."
- Manijeh Moradian (GLQ)
