popular series; Ideological mechanism of governance؛ Semiotics of religiosity in «Dudkesh1» TV series

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
hossein rajaei Rad 1
ali asghar keya 2
1 Faculty of Communication Sciences, Allameh Tabatabai University
2 Professor of Faculty of Communication Sciences at Allameh Tabatabaei University
10.22034/jcsc.2025.2040744.2770
Abstract
Television, as one of the most basic mass media in the production and distribution of knowledge in the world, is used to present the teachings of religious elites. In this study, the researcher analyzed religion in the popular TV series doodkesh1. This research, looking at the six dimensions of "religiosity" from the perspective of Ninian Smart, Louis Althusser's theory of "ideology and ideological structures of stste", and the concepts of identification and popular series, how religious messages influence identification and The subjectivity of the audience of television series has been discussed. In this research, by using semiotics method, John Fisk's three-level model and Saussure's coexistence and succession axis, religious messages in the popular series of doodkesh1 have been analyzed. Although this series is in the socio-family and humorous genre, the research findings show that these series have religious signs and messages (chain of signs) in five categories: 1- The bitter end of bad deeds, which is in an implicit way, a prohibition of a non-religious act or a recommendation for a religious act. 2- The happy end of good deeds, which is the confirmation of religious practice and, in an implicit way, the prohibition of non-religious practice. 3- Presenting religious concepts, such as something inherent, natural, general and timeless. 4- Providing religious messages directly to the audience. 5- Presenting messages centered on the presence of the clergy or in a religious place or situation can be checked. It has been displayed as religious signs or messages (chain of religious signs).
Keywords
Semiotics
Religiosity
Identification
ideology and ideological mechanism
popular series
Subjects
 
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