domination of the constitutional revolution made notable alteration in the political, social and cultural affairs of iran's history.among them we can point out to the tendencies towards contributing in public utility and spirit ness and charity affairs already named as alms or pious.it means that religious sympathies, and social patrimony changed from personal to social welfare and communi...

abstract translation has become a cultural act which plays a significant role in human life. with the emergence of functional translation theories, and skopos theory in particular, translation has been considered as a purposeful, interpersonal and intercultural activity which is produced for particular recipients and directed by a specific purpose. this purpose determines the translatio...

august wilson is undoubtedly one of the rare black playwrights whose works have attracted streams of attention and worldwide audience. the present study aims at analyzing fences and piano lesson which are two of the most successful plays in his pittsburgh cycle from the perspective of michel foucault’s theories and ideas. studying these two plays from foucault’s perspective opens new windows in...

It seems that geopolitics is the most important factor in Iran’s international and local evolutions. Iranians, in the line with political history, sometimes were the great global power as an empire, and sometimes were the local great power. For them, to be the great power in region, there are some causes that need to in mind. So opportunities in the path of being a great regional power are divi...

adaptation of the lord of the rings is considered by many to be among the greatest, most successful and at the same time most popular of the above mentioned trend so far. it is my intention to look at the success and popularity of this epic fantasy in the light of the 9/11 attacks and the war on terror context of g. w. bush’s aura. in so doing i aim at bringing into the light the determining fa...