نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
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1 دانشجوی دکتری جامعه‌شناسی فرهنگی، گروه علوم اجتماعی، واحد تهران مرکزی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، تهران، ایران.
2 استادیار جامعه‌شناسی، گروه علوم اجتماعی، واحد تهران مرکزی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، تهران، ایران.
3 دانشیار جامعه‌شناسی، گروه علوم اجتماعی، واحد تهران مرکزی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، تهران، ایران.
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نویسندگان [English]
This study investigates the discursive transformations and power relations that have shaped the emergence and evolution of Tak-Dast music in Mazandaran, northern Iran. Originally rooted in ritual contexts linked to local wrestling traditions, Tak-Dast has undergone a profound transformation into a form of digital popular music. The research seeks to examine how this shift reflects broader dynamics of social change, gender relations, and technological mediation. The central research question guiding this inquiry is: How can Michel Foucault’s genealogical method be employed to analyze the historical processes of exclusion, legitimization, and reproduction of Tak-Dast music within socio-cultural and political structures?
The study employs Foucault’s genealogical approach, emphasizing historical discontinuities and the embeddedness of knowledge within power relations. To investigate the cultural life of Tak-Dast, the study integrates digital ethnography to examine how the genre is circulated, performed, and consumed on social media platforms. Data collection involved a diverse array of sources: 12 in-depth interviews with Tak-Dast performers, 17 archival interviews, 10 interviews with consumers of the genre, and 10 interviews with critics—amounting to 49 interviews in total. In addition, 15 field observations were conducted in wedding and ritual settings to document the live performance contexts of Tak-Dast. In the digital sphere, 20 recorded performance videos, 120 audiovisual clips, and 23 textual sources (e.g., media coverage, critical reviews, and analytical essays) were analyzed to trace the genre’s discursive transformations. This methodological combination enabled a multi-layered analysis of Tak-Dast as a cultural and symbolic practice.
The findings reveal three major patterns of transformation in the discourse surrounding Tak-Dast music:
1. Ritual to Popular Rearticulation:
Tak-Dast, once confined to ritual wrestling ceremonies and male-dominated communal gatherings, has been decoupled from its original context and repositioned as a genre of urban entertainment and festive celebration.
2. Hybridization and Aesthetic Shifts:
The genre has increasingly incorporated elements from Persian pop, rap, and regional musical traditions (e.g., Kurdish, Turkish), contributing to its aesthetic diversification and expanding its audience. While this hybridization enhances accessibility, it simultaneously raises debates on authenticity and cultural dilution.
3. Gendered Reframing and Digital Participation:
Women's growing involvement—as dancers, performers, and content producers—has altered the gendered dynamics historically embedded in Tak-Dast. Their participation in digital platforms like Instagram and YouTube challenges masculine hegemony and enables alternative subjectivities to emerge.
These discursive changes are closely tied to shifts in power relations and identity politics in contemporary Mazandaran. The expansion of Tak-Dast into the digital realm not only provides new modes of visibility but also fosters a contested space where tradition is redefined and negotiated.
Tak-Dast music exemplifies a complex cultural site where heritage, power, and innovation converge. Far from being a static folkloric artifact, it operates as a dynamic medium through which local communities express resistance, assert cultural identity, and engage with modernity. The study concludes that the transformations of Tak-Dast are indicative of broader socio-political and technological trends that reconfigure the meaning and function of local music traditions in Iran. Its genealogy thus serves as a lens to understand how cultural practices endure, adapt, and contest dominant narratives in rapidly changing contexts.
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