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Deconstructing Contemporary Iran: Western and Islamic Conceptions in Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis Series

Panel: 
Autobiography
Abstract: 

This paper analyzes the way that Marjane Satrapi portrays both Iran and the West in her autobiographical series, Persepolis, concluding that the works provide a holistic and insightful account of contemporary Iran, one that is contradictorily oppressive and progressive at the same time.

Presenter Information
First Name: 
Daniel
Last Name: 
Grassian
Institution: 
Nevada State College