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Representing the Relation between Love and Politics; A Reflection on the Series Shahrzad

Document Type : Research Paper

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Asistance Professor Department of Political Science - Faculty of Literature and Humanities - Univeirsity of Birjand - Birjand - Iran
Abstract
Politics is one of the concepts that can be presented in two moral and immoral interpretations based on power. In ethical reading, ethical and just principles are considered. But in an immoral attitude, the end justifies the means, and the use of force and violence is also possible to establish order and security and achieve goals. But love is one of the concepts that is created by the connection between two love subjects (lover and beloved), and in case of failure, it leads to violence and the emergence of tragedy. Politics, relying on the logic of power that pursues the disintegration of society in achieving goals, A love that is inconsistent and creates a kind of resistance and builds a confrontational approach to it will not be tolerated and will lead to the birth of tragedy. The series Shahrzad is also considered one of the finest works of domestic television in the 1990s, which clearly represents the tragic and violent confrontation between the two concepts of love and politics through the lens of the media. This article aims to examine and explore the relationship between love and politics by utilizing Stuart Hall's integrated theoretical approach of love, politics, and tragedy through the method of structural representation.
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Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 23 September 2026

  • Receive Date 14 September 2025
  • Revise Date 14 December 2025
  • Accept Date 13 January 2026