Socio-Cultural Strategy

Socio-Cultural Strategy

Discourse Analysis of movies related to State in Iranian cinema in the years 1358-1369 A.H

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 PhD student in the field of sociology, majoring in political sociology, Faculty of Literature, Humanities and Social Sciences, Research Sciences Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran. Iran.
2 Full Professor, Department of Communication and Propaganda, Faculty of Islamic Studies, Culture and Communication, Imam Sadiq University, Tehran, Iran
3 Full Professor, Department of International Relations, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Understanding the concept of "State" as the most important pillar of the political system is one of the most strategic issues in socio-political research. Mass communication media is considered an important source for shaping public opinion in relation to the government institution. "Cinema" is the most influential media has the ability to attract people's thoughts and on the one hand, and on the other hand it represents the prevailing social conditions and the role of state in every period. In this regard, after the Islamic Revolution of Iran, cinema has received the attention of governments as a strategic tool and the center of cultural-media policies. Therefore, the aim of the research is to interpret and explain the discourse of the phenomenon of state in the art-media of cinema. The main question is to explain how and in which discourses the state is represented in movies considering the important role of this institution in social life? By applying the "Practical Discourse Analysis" method, Discourse and Representation theories, 16 important socio-political films produced between 1358-1369 have been analyzed. The result of the discourse analysis of the studied films shows that almost all the political films produced in these years have represented the authoritarian Pahlavi government and its oppression on the Iranian society. And the Iranian political cinema in the 60s until the end of the imposed war, influenced by the revolutionary atmosphere of that time, by criticizing the previous political system, has represented the government in the form of "Authoritarian government" discourse.
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Volume 13, Issue 4 - Serial Number 54
Autumn 2024
Pages 1541-1570

  • Receive Date 18 May 2024
  • Revise Date 24 August 2024
  • Accept Date 26 August 2024