About this episode
The episode discusses the impact of language and storytelling on political narratives, focusing on Iranian culture and the legacy of Marjane Satrapi.
Speak Truth- Be Power! The Great De-Bamboozling – Liberating Language Lucidity… & the astro*mytho°politico guiding narrative assignment Caroline weaves myriad story complexity guides : Ahana Sharma (why do we say “Middle East”) U.S. Getting schooled by Iranian Lego News, Lego News real origins of this Country ,with Resistance History Prof – Tad Stormer, Iranian political cultural guide,Maryam Ishani – & all loving honor to Marjane Satrapi Iranian-French graphic novelist, cultural treasure, best known for her autobiographical novel/film “Persepolis” – translating us into intimacy with Iranian People… who died yesterday age 56, noted for her tenderness and irony… President of the French National Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet, posted on X that France had lost “an immense artist”. She said: “Marjane Satrapi had turned her work into an act of freedom. With Persepolis, she had given a face and a voice to the Iranian revolution, proudly carrying the fight for women’s freedom and dignity.” She created Woman, Life, Freedom, a collection of graphic stories about the protests in 2022, following the death of Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by the morality police for not wearing her hijab…
People in this episode
Host: Caroline
Guests: Ahana Sharma, Tad Stormer, Maryam Ishani
Topics covered
- Iranian culture
- language and politics
- art and freedom
- women's rights
- storytelling
Keywords
- Iran
- Marjane Satrapi
- Persepolis
- women's freedom
- political culture
- storytelling
- language
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: BBC, CoyoteNetworkNews.com, French National Assembly
Books & works: Persepolis
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