Faculty Panel: The Cultural Context of Persepolis
February 7, 11:45am-1:00pm
Emery Community Arts Center
This event is free and open to the public.
Join Professors Waleck Dalpour, Nasser Rohani, Ali Geshnizjani, and Linda Beck in a conversation about Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis that delves into Iranian history.
Notes from Dr. Erika Rodrigeuz, NCP Assistant Director
Last week’s censorship of the Pulitzer Prize winning graphic novel Maus by a Tennessee school board is a reminder of the enduring cultural potency of comic books. This month, we are excited to turn our attention to a different award-winning autobiographical comic book that has faced censorship in the United States and abroad: Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis, a story that tenderly explores the Iranian revolution of the 1970s from a child’s perspective.
Our events in the coming weeks include a book giveaway, local reading group meetings, a filmscreening, and a faculty panel discussion on aspects of Iranian history and culture central to Persepolis. Finally, our keynote speaker Liz Prince will explore the graphic narrative as a storytelling medium and lead a comic book memoir workshop, in which participants will create their own mini-comic biographies.
As always, all events are free and open to the public. We hope you will join us.
Learn more about this event and New Commons Project here.