Out of the Family
Generations of Women in Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12648262 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nancy K Miller (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 13-29 |
| Publication date | 2007-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Life Writing (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1448-4528 • E-ISSN: 1751-2964 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14484520701211321 |
| OpenAlex | W2048887657 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 7 |
Marjane Satrapi Satrapi , Marjane . Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood . Vol. 1 . New York : Pantheon , 2003 . [Google Scholar]'s graphic memoir Persepolis offers a new perspective on familial legacies and feminist generations. Through the use of black-and-white stylised images and the interplay of panels, Satrapi shows how three generations of women interact in the spaces of memory as well as history. In this autobiographical narrative of a transnational artist's development, dissident genealogies turn out to be as much a matter of books as of blood. Persepolis presents a complex vision, both political and personal, of an intergenerational legacy derived from acts of rereading and translation. As we contemplate the question of gender and generations from the still-fragile threshold of the twenty-first century, Satrapi offers images that counter our stereotypes, both foreign and domestic
Art · Art history · Genealogy · Life writing · Literature · Memoir · Narrative · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Visual arts · White (mutation · Comics and Graphic Narratives · Gender Studies · History · Law
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,32 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |