The dialectics of localism and cosmopolitism in Marjane Satrapi´s graphic narratives

Authors

  • Marcio Serelle

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2238-7714.no.2014.90206

Keywords:

Testimony, graphic novel, stereotype, Iran, Marjane Satrapi.

Abstract

Marjane Satrapi´s graphic novels as well their film adaptations show Iranians stories through pop forms of expression. Considering the dialectics of localism and cosmopolitism in Candido (2000), this article proposes to examine Satrapi´s work (Persepolis, Embroideries, and Chicken with plums) and extend the dialectical notion beyond the relations between form and content. It aims at revealing that this dialectics is present in other ways of negotiation between contexts, which questions stereotyped representations of Iran and Iranian women. This article also retrieves the debate about forms of narrating traumatic events, in view of a recent generation that seeks non canonical forms of testimony concerning extreme situations. These forms usually involve the use of images and entertainment genres.

 

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biography

  • Marcio Serelle
    Professor do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Comunicação Social da PUC Minas e pesquisador do CNPq. Email: marcio.serelle@cnpq.pq.br

Published

2014-12-18

Issue

Section

DOSSIÊ

How to Cite

The dialectics of localism and cosmopolitism in Marjane Satrapi´s graphic narratives. (2014). Novos Olhares, 3(2), 91-99. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2238-7714.no.2014.90206