Femininity, ideology and resistance to inferiorityAnalysis of women's inferior discourse in Iranian cinema based on the theory of self-determination

The purpose of this study is to analyze the critical discourse of women's inferiority through the analysis of four films: Fire Bride, Lineless Paper, Father's House and Venus. The theoretical framework used is Judge Moradi's theory of self-determination, which has been done by Fairclough's method of critical discourse analysis; Critical discourse analysis, by linking discourse structures and social contexts, can help us to understand the issues that exist. Among the dominant discourse systems is patriarchal discourse, which deconstructs relations between the sexes from a position of power; Also, the discourse of tradition and modernity that causes subjects to redefine their identity. This method has three stages of description, interpretation and explanation; For this purpose, in the description stage, attention is paid to the formal features of the text (analysis of dialogues and sequences). In the second stage, which is the stage of interpretation, inter-discourse (discourse practice) is discussed; Finally, the interaction of macro-social structures on the text based on the theory of autonomy has been investigated. The results show how the transition between the two discourse spaces of tradition and modernity, the order of gender discourse and the power relations inherent in this hierarchy, has led to the inferiority of women and then their resistance to the superiority of men. Modern and traditional femininity not only contrast with each other, but on the other hand, the feminine sign is also represented in front of traditional and modern male subjects.