The Impact of the Center’s Ideological Discourses on Alienating Kurds from Iranian Identity
The Impact of the Center’s Ideological Discourses on Alienating Kurds from Iranian Identity
The article by Chalak Kurde in the eleventh issue of the Iran Academia Journal
Intuition and rationality in Iranian culture
By: Sara Shadabi
This article examines the impact of intuition on Iranian culture and society and how it interacts with rationality. Persian poetry, as a significant cultural phenomenon, is analyzed from a psychological perspective, particularly in terms of its deep connection with intuition. Additionally, rationality is explored from a psychological standpoint, along with its alignment with modernity.
Modernity, Sexuality, and Ideology in Iran: The Life and Legacy of a Popular Female Artist
This book addresses the component of sexuality, which has been highly influential in social transformations and modernity. It demonstrates that the traditional discourse on sexuality played a crucial role in hindering the flourishing of modernity and in the formation of the Islamic Revolution. In this context, the relationship between the discourse on sexuality and ideologies, as well as their resistance to modernity, is examined. These discussions are accompanied by the life and works of Shahrzad (dancer, actress, poet). The book shows that popular culture (dance, cinema) and anti-imperialist discourses (religious and Marxist) simultaneously defended masculinity, which had been restricted by Pahlavi feminism. An additional chapter in the Persian version states that these concepts played a role in the emergence of social movements such as “Where Is My Vote?” and “Woman, Life, Freedom.” For analysis, two analytical models, “paradigmatic response” and “periodic cultural movements,” are presented.
Alienation and Boredom of the Modern Era from the Point of View of Marx, Durkheim and Weber
In this article, the concept of Marx’s alienation and Durkheim’s and Weber’s criticisms of the modern world, and the disturbances caused by it are examined.
Arif Dirlik
Arif Dirlik’s (Turkish historian) Profile in Iran Academia Web of Sites.