Modernity and the discourse turn of Iran's cultural policy during the Qajar and Pahlavi periods
Document Type : Scientific-Research Article
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1 Head of Civilization Center of Shahid Sadr Research Institute of Imam Hossein University, Tehran, I.R.Iran
2 PhD student of Islamic Studies, Culture and Communication of Imam Sadiq University, Tehran, I.R.Iran
Abstract
The main issue of the current research is the impact of modernity on the cultural policy structure of Iran. To answer this question, the beginning of modernization in Iran during the Qajar period is discussed and its effects on the cultural politics of the Qajar and Pahlavi periods are examined. Belonging to the modern world, Iran's intellectuals considered Iran to be lagging behind the caravan of civilization and considered the government to be responsible for creating the culture sector for the education of the people. Accordingly, the consensus of Iranian intellectuals and kings causes gradual changes in the cultural policy structure of Iran. In this research, two types of ideals of cultural policymaking for the two periods of pre-modern Iran and modern Iran have been introduced, which have been formulated in the form of a discourse. The local cultural policy discourse is formed around the central sign of "continuation of tradition" and operates with the focus of popular institutions. While the government's cultural policy discourse is formed around the central sign of "the same shape as the West" and operates with the focus of government organizations. Regarding the method, in this research, the necessary historical data was collected using the library-documentary method, then two types of cultural politics were mentioned using the typology of the ideal type and their internal connection and connection with the technique. Articulation is drawn.
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