Volume 9 (2025)
Volume 8 (2024)
Volume 7 (2023)
Volume 6 (2022)
Volume 5 (2021)
Volume 4 (2020)
Volume 3 (2019)
Volume 2 (2018)
Volume 1 (2017)
Main Subjects = Sociology of Cinema, Media & Communication
Number of Articles: 10
Identity Construction and Historical Narratives: (Mis)Representation of Iran in the Awakening the Great Seljuks
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 24 June 2025
Abstract
While existing research highlights the role of dramas in shaping Turkish national identity, the genuineness of the narratives conveyed through such dramas has not been investigated. ... Read More
A Framing Analysis of Global Political Cartoons on Gaza War (October 7, 2023 – February 7, 2025)
Volume 9, Issue 2 , April 2025, , Pages 397-431
Abstract
Israel’s attack on Gaza received extensive media attention from the early days of its outbreak. Media coverage of the news on the war was incomparable to previous Israel attacks ... Read More
Conceptualization of the Hegemon Discourse of the Post-Revolutionary Iran in Septembers of Shiraz: A Cognitive-Multimodal Discourse Analysis
Volume 8, Issue 4 , October 2024, , Pages 653-805
Abstract
The 1979 Islamic Revolution marked a pivotal moment in the political relations between the U.S. and Iran, resulting in a “soft war” that primarily unfolded in the media, ... Read More
Disability and Cinema in India: Representation of Women with Disabilities in Bollywood since 1970
Volume 6, Issue 4 , October 2022, , Pages 743-776
Abstract
This study aims to examine the representation of women with disabilities (sensory impairment) in the Indian cinema, focusing on the Hindi speaking Bollywood. Three popular movies shown ... Read More
Persian-Language Media overseas as the Western Tools of Public Diplomacy: Framing COVID-19 Pandemics in Iran by VOA and BBC
Volume 4, Issue 1 , January 2020, , Pages 1-36
Abstract
The coronavirus pandemic has attracted the international media since the first infection was identified in Wuhan, China in late 2019. Despite the similar frames all around the world, ... Read More
The Fourth World and Politics of Social Identity in Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam Trilogy
Volume 3, Issue 4 , October 2019, , Pages 731-761
Abstract
With the advent of the 21st century, the way characters and identities interact under the influence of dominant powers has brought a new world into existence, a world dubbed ... Read More
Obama’s Counterterrorism Policy and the Washington Post’s Editorials: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Media-State Interaction
Volume 3, Issue 3 , July 2019, , Pages 445-481
Abstract
American mass media’s relation with the US government in foreign policydecision-making has been the subject of numerous studies in the interdisciplinaryfield of political communication. ... Read More
A Visual Framing Analysis of French and US Political Cartoons on Trump's Withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear Deal
Volume 3, Issue 3 , July 2019, , Pages 605-647
Abstract
The present study examines how Trump’s unilateral withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on May 8, 2018 was framed in political cartoons published in the ... Read More
Hindu-Muslim Relationship in Bollywood in post 26/11: A Content Analysis of Movies (2008-2018)
Volume 3, Issue 2 , April 2019, , Pages 345-377
Abstract
This study investigates the representations of Hindu-Muslim relationship in Bollywood movies from 2008 to 2018. It is assumed that after 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, which are known ... Read More
VoA Special English for Persian Learners from the Perspective of Persian Speakers: A Critical Analysis
Volume 3, Issue 1 , January 2019, , Pages 109-159