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Community Learning Day
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
The Face of the Other
Keynote Speaker
Marjane Satrapi
Author of Summer Reading Book,
Persepolis: The Story of A Childhood
Kendall Hall Main Theatre at 12:00 pm
Breakout Discussions at 2:00 p.m.
- Q&A with
Marjane Satrapi
Space is limited! Pre-Registration Form
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- Reporting the
"Other": Media in the Eye of Katrina
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Marjane Satrapi, Author
Marjane Satrapi was born in 1969 in Rasht,
Iran. She grew up in Tehran, where she studied at the Lycee Francais
before leaving for Vienna and then going to Strasbourg to study illustration.
She currently lives in Paris, where her illustrations appear regularly
in newspapers and magazines. She is also the author of several children's
books. The sequel to Persepolis, entitled, Persepolis 2: The
Story of a Return, is in shelves now, as well as her most
recent release, Embroideries.
About PERSEPOLIS: The Story of A Childhood
Originally published to wide critical acclaim in France, where it
elicited comparisons to Art Spiegelman's Maus , Persepolis
is Marjane Satrapi's wise, funny, and heartbreaking memoir
of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. In powerful black-and-white
comic strip images, Satrapi tells the story of her life in Tehran
from ages six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah's
regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, and the devastating
effects of war with Iraq. The intelligent and outspoken only child
of committed Marxists and the great-granddaughter of one of Iran's
last emperors, Marjane bears witness to a childhood uniquely entwined
with the history of her country.
Persepolis paints an unforgettable portrait of daily
life in Iran: of the bewildering contradictions between home life
and public life and of the enormous toll repressive regimes exact
on the individual spirit. Marjane's child's-eye-view of dethroned
emperors, state-sanctioned whippings, and heroes of the revolution
allows us to learn as she does the history of this fascinating country
and of her own extraordinary family. Intensely personal, profoundly
political, and wholly original, Persepolis is at
once a story of growing up and a stunning reminder of the human cost
of war and political repression. It shows how we carry on, through
laughter and tears, in the face of absurdity. And, finally, it introduces
us to an irresistible little girl with whom we cannot help but fall
in love.
Q&A with Marjane Satrapi
Space is limited! Pre-Registration Form
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This session is primarily for students, faculty, and staff who have studied Ms. Satrapi's work and who are prepared to ask questions. Since space is limited, we ask that you complete the Pre-Registration Form
Reporting the "Other": Media in the Eye of Katrina
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Coordinated by Susan Ryan, Communication Studies
Panelists will include:
- Paul D'Angelo, Communication Studies
- Kim Pearson, Journalism & Interactive Multimedia
- Donna Shaw, Journalism
- Natalio Pompilio, Philadelphia Inquirer
The Evolution, Creationism, and Intelligent Design Conflict in Public Schools: Understanding the Issues from Historical, Scientific, and Sociological Perspectives
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Coordinated by Donald L. Lovett, Biology
Panelists include:
- Eugene Cohen, General Education
- William Behre, School of Education
Sponsored by Committee for Cultural and Intellectual Community.
For more information, please contact Nino Scarpati at 609-771-2449 or at scarpati@tcnj.edu or Gem Perkins at 609-771-3112 or at perkinsg@tcnj.edu.
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