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In this article, we studied student dissertations in cultural studies departments and articles of... more In this article, we studied student dissertations in cultural studies departments and articles of two important journals (Iranian Journal of Cultural Research and Quarterly Journal of Iranian Association for Cultural Studies & Communication). Our main questions are how the condition of reception possibility is assumed in Iranian cultural studies? How we can classify our audiences? In particular, how and who is the audience in Iran? This analysis shows that most of the Iranian cultural studies oriented to urban middle class of Tehran, instead of lower middle class or labor class. The result demonstrates that, most of scholars consider audience as an active subject that resists against text massages. Hence, they overlook the role of ideology and power in construction of subject and audience. As if, a type of optimistic cultural studies was adapted in an authoritarian political context. This approach on resistance is called resistance ideology by the authors; a situation in which we believe resistance is a sort of relieving and appeasing drug for critical cultural scholars.
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In the present article the challenges of doing cultural studies, as an
interdisciplin... more In the present article the challenges of doing cultural studies, as an
interdisciplinary field, have been discussed. We conducted this research
through individual interviews and focused group interviews with university
graduates and Iranian experts on cultural studies. First, we present the lived
experiences of cultural studies students at three universities (University
of Tehran, Allameh Tabatabai University, Science and Culture University)
and then, we discuss challenges and shortages of cultural studies in Iran
through individual interviews with experts in this field. Finally, we discuss
the future of cultural studies and examine the viewpoints obtained from
these interviews.
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10th International Conference Crossroads in Cultural Studies in Tempere July 1-4, 2014
This arti... more 10th International Conference Crossroads in Cultural Studies in Tempere July 1-4, 2014
This article examines Iranian cultural studies in the field of representation studies. Our main
question asks how Iranian cultural studies researches apply the method of representation
and, more importantly, how we can apply the method of representation studies to the
studies of representation in Iran. We also ask, to what extent can we follow that traces of
power (biases) in “critical research” itself. The results demonstrate that representation studies
in Iran operate as a part of ideological state apparatuses in two ways: First, they reinforce
cultural clichés; and second, they overlook subjects that power centers do not wish to be
studied.
In the first case, the subordinate groups such as women, youth, and ethnic minorities
are studied only as identities after they have become “cultural clichés” in the media. In the
process universities and research centers reproduce cultural clichés through such studies. In
the second case, specific issues related to religious and sexual minorities and immigrants are
overlooked or deemphasized because they are believed to be politically too sensitive in the
view of power centers. We conclude that although cultural studies was supposed to be the
advocate of the subordinate groups, in Iran it has further marginalized the disenfranchised
and voiceless groups by producing knowledge that is in the service of power.
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Thesis Chapters by Mahboube HajHoseini
Our main effort in this thesis tends to criticize and evaluate the cultural studies in Iran. Wher... more Our main effort in this thesis tends to criticize and evaluate the cultural studies in Iran. Whereas, the major part of the cultural studies in Iran comprise the student dissertations in this field, the statistical society of the research include the approved dissertations of the field at three universities of Alameh Tabatabaie, Elmo Farhang, and Tehran.
To analyze the existing studies, we focused on the perspectives of the third generation of cultural studies. This tradition was introduced officially in the early years of 1990s from the Australian front of this field and by Tonny Bennett. The central concept of Bennett Pattern was passing by cultural politics towards cultural policy and entering cultural decision making and management. From his point of view only in this way the cultural studies can claim to be useful, while this proposition has become one of the main criteria of existing cultural studies.
Based on documentary studies,we examin all caese to gather data which analyzed by thematic analysis.For analyzing the findings from the three aspects of theme, method and case studies we examined 92 dissertations. Moreover, according to study material we divided the statistical society of the research to three studies of text, reading and field. The main findings of the study were three clichés of "subordination", "opposing reading" and "resistance and invention".
Avoiding the risks in choosing the study topic, Avoiding from presence at the research field, mere reliance on texts, negligence and carelessness in applying the method in absence of methodological concerns of cultural studies were some of the weak points of the dissertations. Other weak points included over reliance on text and finding similar results, satisfied with cliché concepts such as resistance, invention in consumption, creative reading of the texts and repeated findings from studying repetitive topics due to conducting research on accessible groups which are homogeneous with respect to demographic variables.
We must accept that we have a serious problem in the cultural studies in Iran. This problem becomes more evident in the light of the ever-increasing gap between the cultural studies and the early Emancipator claims of them. In a way that not only the existing cultural studies do not tend to solve the problem and relive the human sufferings, but also with their pretentious and less tangible practical results, particularly in changing and improving the existing state, they lead to distrust between the academians and increase hostility of government authorities.
Keywords: Cultural Studies, Cultural Politics, Cultural Policy, Bennett Pattern, Theses on Cultural Studies in Iran
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interdisciplinary field, have been discussed. We conducted this research
through individual interviews and focused group interviews with university
graduates and Iranian experts on cultural studies. First, we present the lived
experiences of cultural studies students at three universities (University
of Tehran, Allameh Tabatabai University, Science and Culture University)
and then, we discuss challenges and shortages of cultural studies in Iran
through individual interviews with experts in this field. Finally, we discuss
the future of cultural studies and examine the viewpoints obtained from
these interviews.
Conference Presentations by Mahboube HajHoseini
This article examines Iranian cultural studies in the field of representation studies. Our main
question asks how Iranian cultural studies researches apply the method of representation
and, more importantly, how we can apply the method of representation studies to the
studies of representation in Iran. We also ask, to what extent can we follow that traces of
power (biases) in “critical research” itself. The results demonstrate that representation studies
in Iran operate as a part of ideological state apparatuses in two ways: First, they reinforce
cultural clichés; and second, they overlook subjects that power centers do not wish to be
studied.
In the first case, the subordinate groups such as women, youth, and ethnic minorities
are studied only as identities after they have become “cultural clichés” in the media. In the
process universities and research centers reproduce cultural clichés through such studies. In
the second case, specific issues related to religious and sexual minorities and immigrants are
overlooked or deemphasized because they are believed to be politically too sensitive in the
view of power centers. We conclude that although cultural studies was supposed to be the
advocate of the subordinate groups, in Iran it has further marginalized the disenfranchised
and voiceless groups by producing knowledge that is in the service of power.
Thesis Chapters by Mahboube HajHoseini
To analyze the existing studies, we focused on the perspectives of the third generation of cultural studies. This tradition was introduced officially in the early years of 1990s from the Australian front of this field and by Tonny Bennett. The central concept of Bennett Pattern was passing by cultural politics towards cultural policy and entering cultural decision making and management. From his point of view only in this way the cultural studies can claim to be useful, while this proposition has become one of the main criteria of existing cultural studies.
Based on documentary studies,we examin all caese to gather data which analyzed by thematic analysis.For analyzing the findings from the three aspects of theme, method and case studies we examined 92 dissertations. Moreover, according to study material we divided the statistical society of the research to three studies of text, reading and field. The main findings of the study were three clichés of "subordination", "opposing reading" and "resistance and invention".
Avoiding the risks in choosing the study topic, Avoiding from presence at the research field, mere reliance on texts, negligence and carelessness in applying the method in absence of methodological concerns of cultural studies were some of the weak points of the dissertations. Other weak points included over reliance on text and finding similar results, satisfied with cliché concepts such as resistance, invention in consumption, creative reading of the texts and repeated findings from studying repetitive topics due to conducting research on accessible groups which are homogeneous with respect to demographic variables.
We must accept that we have a serious problem in the cultural studies in Iran. This problem becomes more evident in the light of the ever-increasing gap between the cultural studies and the early Emancipator claims of them. In a way that not only the existing cultural studies do not tend to solve the problem and relive the human sufferings, but also with their pretentious and less tangible practical results, particularly in changing and improving the existing state, they lead to distrust between the academians and increase hostility of government authorities.
Keywords: Cultural Studies, Cultural Politics, Cultural Policy, Bennett Pattern, Theses on Cultural Studies in Iran
interdisciplinary field, have been discussed. We conducted this research
through individual interviews and focused group interviews with university
graduates and Iranian experts on cultural studies. First, we present the lived
experiences of cultural studies students at three universities (University
of Tehran, Allameh Tabatabai University, Science and Culture University)
and then, we discuss challenges and shortages of cultural studies in Iran
through individual interviews with experts in this field. Finally, we discuss
the future of cultural studies and examine the viewpoints obtained from
these interviews.
This article examines Iranian cultural studies in the field of representation studies. Our main
question asks how Iranian cultural studies researches apply the method of representation
and, more importantly, how we can apply the method of representation studies to the
studies of representation in Iran. We also ask, to what extent can we follow that traces of
power (biases) in “critical research” itself. The results demonstrate that representation studies
in Iran operate as a part of ideological state apparatuses in two ways: First, they reinforce
cultural clichés; and second, they overlook subjects that power centers do not wish to be
studied.
In the first case, the subordinate groups such as women, youth, and ethnic minorities
are studied only as identities after they have become “cultural clichés” in the media. In the
process universities and research centers reproduce cultural clichés through such studies. In
the second case, specific issues related to religious and sexual minorities and immigrants are
overlooked or deemphasized because they are believed to be politically too sensitive in the
view of power centers. We conclude that although cultural studies was supposed to be the
advocate of the subordinate groups, in Iran it has further marginalized the disenfranchised
and voiceless groups by producing knowledge that is in the service of power.
To analyze the existing studies, we focused on the perspectives of the third generation of cultural studies. This tradition was introduced officially in the early years of 1990s from the Australian front of this field and by Tonny Bennett. The central concept of Bennett Pattern was passing by cultural politics towards cultural policy and entering cultural decision making and management. From his point of view only in this way the cultural studies can claim to be useful, while this proposition has become one of the main criteria of existing cultural studies.
Based on documentary studies,we examin all caese to gather data which analyzed by thematic analysis.For analyzing the findings from the three aspects of theme, method and case studies we examined 92 dissertations. Moreover, according to study material we divided the statistical society of the research to three studies of text, reading and field. The main findings of the study were three clichés of "subordination", "opposing reading" and "resistance and invention".
Avoiding the risks in choosing the study topic, Avoiding from presence at the research field, mere reliance on texts, negligence and carelessness in applying the method in absence of methodological concerns of cultural studies were some of the weak points of the dissertations. Other weak points included over reliance on text and finding similar results, satisfied with cliché concepts such as resistance, invention in consumption, creative reading of the texts and repeated findings from studying repetitive topics due to conducting research on accessible groups which are homogeneous with respect to demographic variables.
We must accept that we have a serious problem in the cultural studies in Iran. This problem becomes more evident in the light of the ever-increasing gap between the cultural studies and the early Emancipator claims of them. In a way that not only the existing cultural studies do not tend to solve the problem and relive the human sufferings, but also with their pretentious and less tangible practical results, particularly in changing and improving the existing state, they lead to distrust between the academians and increase hostility of government authorities.
Keywords: Cultural Studies, Cultural Politics, Cultural Policy, Bennett Pattern, Theses on Cultural Studies in Iran