Communication Research

Iranian Women’s Feature at America TV Channels With Focus on Women's Clothing At Documentaries in Link TV, The National Geographic, and PBS

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Seyyedeh Razieh Yassini

Assistant Prof. in Art Research of Institute of Culture, Art & Communication

https://doi.org/10.22082/cr.2016.21004
Abstract
At Recent decade many programs About Iranians and particularly Iranian women have b. broadcast by different America TV channels thatsignificantly effect on American and the world’s public opinion. This article aims to study three famous TV documentaries about Iran “The intermediate world” » ،, “ Do not say to my mother that I am at Iran” »  and « “ Rick » ؛ Steves' Iran”, « that has made by American TVs to answer this question: How؟ is Iranian female imagery at these documentaries.? To this purpose the mentioned documentaries have analyzed by using qualitative  content analysis (Semiotic) with interpretation approach ،, have analyzed. The results indicate that the Iranian female representation is in two type of general imagery :: First one is،, media orientalist stereotypes reproduction about Iran, and projects an utterly black situation from Iranian female’s life. Some of those peculiarities are living at black، social space, absolute inferiority،, and Iranian contrast policy and official approaches to the freedom, independence, and autonomous life of Iranian female. The second illustrations are somehow away from extreme black propaganda, and expose some gray pictures of Iranian women.

Keywords

Iran
Female
Documentary
Representation
Television
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  • Receive Date 11 May 2015
  • Revise Date 28 September 2015
  • Accept Date 08 March 2016

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