A Methodological Critique of the Book

Rajaee, Zahra; Shayganfar, Nader; Maroof, Gholamreza

doi:10.30465/crtls.2025.49375.2851

Document Type : Research

Authors

¹ PhD Cnadidate of Art Research at Isfahan Art University, Esfahan, Iran

² Associate Professor of Art Research, Department of Isfahan Art University, Isfahan, Iran

10.30465/crtls.2025.49375.2851

Abstract

This article critically analyzes the book “Discourse of the Left in Iran”. This book is a four-chapter book structured chronologically and causally as follows: 1) The Foundations of Left Discourse, 2) The Influence of Socialist Ideas, 3) The Rise of Communism in Iran, and 4) Arani and a New Chapter in Left Discourse. The article examines the articulation of left discourse in Iran based on the extent to which discursive elements are employed in the analysis of contemporary Iranian social history. By posing four key questions, it evaluates the methodological similarities and differences of this book concerning various historiographical approaches, including modern, social, political history, and discourse analysis. The findings indicate that the methodological heterogeneity of the book has affected its methodological coherence. Consequently, the text oscillates between traditional and modern historiography. Despite the book's title suggesting an engagement with critical discourse analysis, it at times aligns with social history and at other times with political history.

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History

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Pizhuhish nāmah-i intiqādī-i mutūn va barnāmah hā-yi ̒ulūm-i insāni (Critical Studies in Texts & Programs of Human Sciences)

A Methodological Critique of the Book "Discourse of the Left in Iran (Qajar and Pahlavi Period)"

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Volume 25, Issue 1 - Serial Number 119
May 2025
Pages 105-132

A Methodological Critique of the Book "Discourse of the Left in Iran (Qajar and Pahlavi Period)"

References

References

Volume 25, Issue 1 - Serial Number 119May 2025Pages 105-132

Volume 25, Issue 1 - Serial Number 119
May 2025
Pages 105-132