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Interdiscursivity, Kurdish nationalism, and femininity: a feminist critical discourse analysis

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  • Ferdos Hatami Taher

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In this study, I examine how femininity is constructed in the discourse of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI), one of the representatives of Kurdish nationalism. Based on my analysis, I believe the KDPI’s discourse represents Kurdish nationalism in Iran well. Using purposive sampling, I apply feminist critical discourse analysis (FCDA) to examine KDPI’s texts on gender. The interdiscursivity analysis reveals that KDPI constructs femininity paradoxically by articulating modern and traditional gender discourses in two distinct periods. The first period is from the emergence of Komala J.K. to the establishment of the Republic of Kurdistan (1942–1946), and the second period spans from 1946 to the present, following the Kurdistan Republic’s collapse. The study demonstrates how gendered social structures shape KDPI’s discourse and contributes to reproducing and transforming them.

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  • Ferdos Hatami Taher, 2025. "Interdiscursivity, Kurdish nationalism, and femininity: a feminist critical discourse analysis," Third World Quarterly, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 46(8), pages 932-949, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ctwqxx:v:46:y:2025:i:8:p:932-949
    DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2023.2243238
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