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- کد IranDOI مقاله: IranDOI :10.irandoi.2002/bahareadab.2026 .19 .83339
volume Number : 19
number In Volume : 7
issue Number : 125
Journal of the stylistic of Persian poem and prose
volume Number 19،
number In Volume 7،
،
issue Number 125
An Examination of the Components of Citizenship Rights in the Works of Contemporary Iranian Women Writers( A Case Study of Savushun by Simin Daneshvar)
Fataneh Semsar Khiabanian (Author in Charge), Nazli Sadravahedi
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: With the expansion of interdisciplinary approaches in literary and social studies, the examination of the representation of citizenship rights in literary texts has become a significant field of research. Owing to its portrayal of power relations, domination, colonialism, social inequality, and the status of women, Savushun provides a valuable context for analyzing the components of citizenship rights. Accordingly, the present study aims to investigate the various dimensions of citizenship rights and the ways in which they are represented in this novel.
METHODOLOGY: This study adopts a descriptive-analytical approach based on library research and documentary analysis. The research data were extracted from the text of Savushun and analyzed according to the principal dimensions of citizenship rights, including civil, political, social, and cultural rights.
FINDINGS: The findings indicate that Savushun represents a wide range of citizenship rights, including the right to life, human dignity, freedom of thought and expression, security, property rights, privacy, education, employment, healthcare, social welfare, social participation, and the right to criticize political authority, all within the novel"s socio-political context. Furthermore, the novel offers a vivid depiction of the structural barriers to the realization of these rights, particularly for women, while revealing the impact of colonialism and social inequalities on the restriction of citizenship rights.
CONCLUSION: The findings demonstrate that Savushun adopts a critical perspective in which citizenship rights are conceived not merely as individual entitlements but as rights intrinsically connected to the social, political, and cultural structures of society. By critiquing mechanisms of discrimination, the novel emphasizes the protection of human dignity, social justice, civic participation, and the role of women in the realization of citizenship rights. From this perspective, Savushun can be regarded as one of the most significant works of contemporary Persian fiction in representing the discourse of citizenship rights.
Keyword
Citizenship Rights
, Savushun
, Simin Daneshvar
, Contemporary Persian Fiction.
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