This research puts a focus on the presentation of the history of the Islamic Republic of Iran in contemporary schoolbooks used on primary schools in Iran in 2016. As a conclusion, I argue that the...Show moreThis research puts a focus on the presentation of the history of the Islamic Republic of Iran in contemporary schoolbooks used on primary schools in Iran in 2016. As a conclusion, I argue that the current Iranian regime legitimizes its power through a certain presentation of the modern history of Iran after the Iranian Revolution of 1979. Notions of nationalism and Islam are important and point to a certain framing of descriptions around events such as the Iranian Revolution, the Iran-Iraq War and Iran's relations with the 'West'. Education therefore seems to be used as a powerful tool by the current government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.Show less
This thesis studies the modernity of Nima Yushij's first major poem Afsaneh (1921) through a theoretical framework of semiotic change. The thesis draws from sources such as Nima's private letters,...Show moreThis thesis studies the modernity of Nima Yushij's first major poem Afsaneh (1921) through a theoretical framework of semiotic change. The thesis draws from sources such as Nima's private letters, speeches and personally translated fragments from the poem Afsaneh. It compares Nima's own theory of poetic modernity with literary ideologies such as Socialist Realism and Romanticism. Selected metaphors from the poem are analyzed to explore the modernity of the poem through semiotic analysis.Show less
The role of women in the current scholarly debate in Iran is analyzed within the framework of sexuality giving more acknowledgment to the topics of womanhood,female sexuality, and homoerotics. A...Show moreThe role of women in the current scholarly debate in Iran is analyzed within the framework of sexuality giving more acknowledgment to the topics of womanhood,female sexuality, and homoerotics. A comparison within medieval writings such as Al-Ghazali's Revivification of Religious Sciences and current translated books will determine women's role within society at the turn of the twentieth century in Iran. Furthermore, the introduction of the hetero-normalization within society will challenge the existing order within society and give a new definition to womanhood.Show less
