Translation and feminism in post-Islamic revolution Iran: A sociological approach
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-3-2021
Abstract
With the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran, the pre-revolution secular modernisation process was interrupted and, as believed by the liberal activists, the Islamisation of rules and domination of political Islamic views in the society-imposed restrictions on Iranian women increased. This led specifically part of the urban, educated middle-class women to be inclined toward secular-oriented feminism in their struggle against inequalities. Inspired by Luhmann's social systems theory, the current study investigates the social function of translation in communicating feminist ideas in the environment and context of Iran. The study is conducted through a thematic analysis of summaries of domestic (locally authored) and translated books on women's rights published in post-revolutionary Iran. The differences in the ideas covered in the translated books compared to those in domestic books are discussed, demonstrating the unique role of translation as a communication medium in making external feminist ideas accessible to the Iranian people and disseminating them in the society, potentially contributing to the challenge against the official fundamentalist view and discourse on women's rights.
Keywords
Translation, Feminism, Post-Islamic revolution, Iran
Divisions
FLL
Publication Title
Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
Volume
39
Issue
3
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publisher Location
2-4 PARK SQUARE, MILTON PARK, ABINGDON OR14 4RN, OXON, ENGLAND