Mohammad Rezaei; Arash Hasan pour; Simin Daneshgar
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During recent decades, many social and economic transformations that occurred in Iran behind ongoing changes in the formation, relations and identity of Iran current classes. One of the text in which these categories are represented is “A separation”. In this article we examined class and ...
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During recent decades, many social and economic transformations that occurred in Iran behind ongoing changes in the formation, relations and identity of Iran current classes. One of the text in which these categories are represented is “A separation”. In this article we examined class and class relationship, in this film (text) by taking representation approach and semiotics method.Analyzing film codes shows that in this film, two classes are represented: The middle class and the lower class. The middle class through identity aspect is modern and disposed to West but unsettled and disjointed. The lower class also represented as Underprivileged Class that having religious approach to life and is in tradition life-world. Also, film, represent new class formation of Iran societyand relation interim. In fact, filmin addition represents this duality, narrate the separation and deep and sweep social gap in different levels of Iranian society that constantly reproduced by class member with differentiation of self from others and show ideological and antagonistic aspect of class relationship.
Abbas Kazemi; Mohammad Rezaei
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Although the concept of wandering has not been applied popularly in Iran, it could explain many cultural phenomena. The present article first outlines the history of wandering and its used meaning. Then, it describes a form of wandering as the distinctive lifestyle of urban subordinate groups in the ...
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Although the concept of wandering has not been applied popularly in Iran, it could explain many cultural phenomena. The present article first outlines the history of wandering and its used meaning. Then, it describes a form of wandering as the distinctive lifestyle of urban subordinate groups in the shopping centers. The result of this article has been obtained by employing qualitative methods and through interviews and observation. The authors believe that shopping centers create a certain lifestyle for urban middle class people through the purchase and consumption of goods. At the same time, wandering in its used meaning in Iran has formed the lifestyle of lower class groups.
