Aims and Scope

The present journal seeks to fulfill and sustain the scientific and research-oriented missions of the Research Institute of Islamic Culture and Art by introducing the conceptual domains related to art, culture, and media; developing the theoretical foundations and scholarly literature of these fields among researchers and interested audiences; and publishing innovative, applied, and problem-oriented research. In this regard, the journal aims to publish interdisciplinary articles in the fields of art, culture, and media scientifically and rigorously. The journal also seeks to establish an effective link between scholarly outputs and national policymaking and to play an active role in advancing interdisciplinary research in the country.

The Art, Culture, and Media Quarterly welcomes articles in the following thematic areas:

Culture

Society and Culture

  1. Gender and Culture

  2. Family and Culture

  3. Everyday Life and Culture

  4. City and Culture

  5. Generational/Age Groups and Culture

  6. Socio-Cultural Issues of Iranian Society

  7. Social Studies of War

History and Culture

  1. Social and Cultural History of Iran

  2. Historical Memory and Culture

Language, Literature, and Culture

  1. Sociology of Literature

  2. Language and Culture

Politics and Culture

  1. Cultural Colonialism

  2. Cultural Diplomacy

  3. Cultural and Social Policymaking

  4. Cultural Institutions

Religion and Culture

  1. Myth and Culture

  2. Rituals and Ceremonies

  3. History of Religiosity among the Iranian People

  4. Religion and Everyday Life

  5. Social Studies of Religion

Art

Theoretical Thought and Art

  1. Aesthetics and Art

  2. Philosophy and Art

Society and Art

  1. Social Crises and Art

  2. Social History of Art

  3. Society and Art

  4. Gender and Art

  5. Historical Memory and Art

  6. City (Street) and Art

  7. Social Class and Art

  8. Social Justice and Art

  9. Generational Groups and Art

  10. Social Issues and Art

  11. Social Studies of Architecture

  12. Identity and Art

Religion and Art

  1. Islam and Art

  2. Religion and Art

  3. Religious Art

Politics and Art

  1. Colonialism and Art

  2. Protest and Art

  3. Revolution and Art

  4. War and Art

  5. Politics and Art

Culture and Art

  1. Performing Arts

  2. Visual Media and Art

  3. Music and Art

  4. Digital Art

  5. Miniature Painting

  6. Handicrafts and Art

Social Institutions and Art

  1. Economics and Art

  2. Education and Art

  3. Family and Art

Media

Communication Studies

  1. Human Communication

  2. Crisis and Environmental Communication

  3. International Communication

  4. Intercultural Communication

  5. Global Communication

  6. Political Communication

  7. Science Communication

  8. Communication and Development

  9. Philosophy of Communication and Media

Media Studies

  1. Animation

  2. Internet

  3. Computer Games

  4. Media Campaigns

  5. Advertising

  6. Media Technologies

  7. Television

  8. Radio

  9. Newspapers and the Press

  10. Media Literacy

  11. Cinema and Theatre

  12. Social Networks

  13. Home Video Streaming Networks

  14. Creative Media Industries

  15. Books

  16. Audience Studies

  17. Music

  18. Painting

  19. Artificial Intelligence

Socio-Cultural Studies of Media

  1. Ethics and Media

  2. Media Economics

  3. History and Media

  4. Family and Media

  5. Religion and Media

  6. Media and Everyday Life

  7. Media and Identity

  8. Communication and Media Policymaking

  9. Social Groups and Communication

  10. Media Issues in Iran

  11. Postcolonial Media Studies

  12. Celebrity and Fandom Studies