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Persepolis and Waltz with Bashir, an alternative perspective on the Middle East, a mirror for the West
| Title: | Persepolis and Waltz with Bashir, an alternative perspective on the Middle East, a mirror for the West. |
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| Name(s): |
Dzmuranova, Kristyna. Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters School of Communication and Multimedia Studies |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Issuance: | monographic | |
| Date Issued: | 2011 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Physical Form: | electronic | |
| Extent: | vi, 133, [1] p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Summary: | This project presents a three-level analysis of Persepolis and Waltz with Bashir to elucidate the way these films deconstruct the image of the Middle East that the dominant Western media perpetuate. The thesis demonstrates that the combination of highly expressive and easily understandable animated form with an autobiographical storyline that endows the films with attractive authenticity, personification and intimacy, creates a palatable setting for the intellectual texts. Further, this project discloses the ways representation gives rise to stereotypes and illustrates how the films articulate an alternative to the dichotomous perception of West versus Middle East. The movies impersonate a unique, subjective insight into the past, emphasizing that history is an ongoing, non-linear process that depends on where and who is narrating it, and to whom. Understanding that public memory is shaped by media content, the thesis asserts the necessity for more cultural texts that deconstruct the norm and eliminate bias. | |
| Identifier: | 749935875 (oclc), 3175014 (digitool), FADT3175014 (IID), fau:3695 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
by Kristyna Dzmuranova. Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2011. Includes bibliography. Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2011. Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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| Subject(s): |
Documentary films -- Criticism and interpretation Arab-Israeli conflict -- Motion pictures and the conflict Moving pictures in propaganda Motion pictures and history Historical films -- Criticism and interpretation Persepolis (Iran) -- History and criticism |
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| Held by: | FBoU FAUER | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3175014 | |
| Use and Reproduction: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
