On the Validation of Laclau and Mouffe’s Theory of Discourse: A Case of a Persian Film

Tarlanialiabadi, Hasan; Bohlooli Niri, Rahim

doi:10.22049/jalda.2025.29699.1682

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Document Type : Research Article

Authors

Assistant Professor of ELT, Department of English Language Teaching, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2025.29699.1682

Abstract

The present study aimed to validate the usefulness of Laclau and Mouffe's Discourse Theory in discourse analysis through eliciting interpretations of a film provided by a number of Iranian participants from different socio-cultural backgrounds and persuasions. To achieve the objectives of the study, we chose as our data a Persian film which had already been analysed by an Iranian distinguished discourse analyst using Laclau and Mouffe's Discourse Theory. We then asked three groups (five in each) of participants to watch the film and provide us with their open-ended interpretations of the episodes which the analyst had analysed in detail as examples to better illustrate his analyses of the film. Comparisons between the analyst's analyses and the participants' interpretations revealed both convergences and divergences, demonstrating the need to accommodate the alternative interpretations in Laclau and Mouffe’s theory of discourse. Pedagogical implications are discussed for those who are interested in analysing different types of discourse.

Keywords

Main Subjects

Discourse Studies

Article Title [Persian]

اعتبارسنجی نظریۀ گفتمان لاکلا و مووف با استفاده از یک فیلم ایرانی

Authors [Persian]

دکتر حسن طرلانی علی آبادی
دکتر رحیم بهلولی نیری

استادیار آموزش زبان انگلیسی، گروه زبان انگلیسی، دانشگاه فرهنگیان، تهران، ایران

Abstract [Persian]

هدف از پژوهش حاضر، اعتبارسنجی تئوری گفتمان لاکلا و مووف (1985) است که از طریق برداشت تفسیرات خوانندگان که از طبقات مختلف سیاسی-اجتماعی جامعه ایران بودند، انجام شد. برای این منظور، فیلمی ایرانی را انتخاب کردیم که قبلاً توسط یک تحلیل گر گفتمان معروف ایرانی با استفاده از تئوری گفتمان لاکلا و مووف (1985) مورد تجزیه و تحلیل قرار گرفته بود. سپس، از سه گروه خواننده (هر گروه شامل پنج نفر) خواستیم که فیلم را ببینند و تفسیرهای خود را از صحنه‌هایی از فیلم بازگو کنند که تحلیلگر آن‌ها را قبلا در مقاله خود تجزیه و تحلیل کرده بود. بعد از دریافت برداشتهای خوانندگان از بخشهای خواسته شده، آنها را با تجزبه و تحلیل تحلیلگر مقایسه کردیم و به این نتیجه رسیدیم که علیرغم وجود تشابهات در تفسیرهای تحیلگر و خوانندگان در برخی از قسمت‌های فیلم، تفاوت‌هایی نیز وجود داشت که نشان‌دهنده لزوم توجه به تفسیرهای جایگزین در تئوری گفتمان لاکلا و مووف می باشد.

Keywords [Persian]

نظریۀ گفتمان
تفسیرات خوانندگان
رویکرد های سیاسی-اجتماعی
تفسیرهای جایگزین

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On the Validation of Laclau and Mouffe’s Theory of Discourse: A Case of a Persian Film

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On the Validation of Laclau and Mouffe’s Theory of Discourse: A Case of a Persian Film

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Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript Available Online from 05 January 2025

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
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