نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسنده
استادیار گروه سینما، دانشکده هنر و معماری، دانشگاه کردستان، کردستان، ایران
چکیده
کلیدواژهها
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عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسنده [English]
Postmodern novels disrupt classical narrative conventions by constructing “unnatural worlds” that challenge conventional notions of time, causality, and identity. These narrative strategies not only expand formal possibilities but also raise fundamental questions about embodiment, perception, and power relations. This study proposes a three-layered analytical framework for understanding such worlds, consisting of “unnatural world-building,” “embodied experience,” and “biopolitics and posthumanism.” The research follows a qualitative, text-analytical approach and examines ten representative novels by both Iranian and Western authors. Findings reveal three major types of unnatural worlds: echoic worlds, body-centered worlds, and textual-architectural worlds. Across all types, the body functions simultaneously as a medium of perception and as a site of power, while sensory materiality plays a crucial role in sustaining narrative coherence and credibility. The study concludes that postmodern narratives cannot be fully understood without addressing the interplay of embodiment and biopolitics. Beyond its theoretical contribution, the proposed framework offers practical applications for comparative literary studies, academic teaching, and the analysis of digital or multimodal narratives.
کلیدواژهها [English]
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