No. 17 (2025): The Crisis of Collective Memory

The Freedom of Thought Journal No. 17 was published by Iran Academia University Press on December 15, 2025. Featuring contributions from numerous scholars, the articles address the deep sociological and intellectual rifts surrounding historical narratives and identity in contemporary Iran. Key themes explored include: the philosophical re-evaluation of collective memory, the conflict between the state-constructed national memory and marginalized ethnic and religious memories, the role of cultural figures and the diaspora in preserving a 'portable archive' of Iranian identity, the crisis of theoretical thinking in the humanities, and the paradigm shift in the women's movement and its struggle for gender justice. The journal is an open-access publication, with all articles available in both Persian and English.