Persepolis

Question 0

Individualism

Answer 0

Theory in support of political and economic independence of an individual -> theory that stresses individual actions and interests

Question 1

Nationalism

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Loyalty and devotion to the nation-> placing emphasis in the promotion of own culture and interests as opposed to other nations

Question 2

Conform

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1. To be obedient or compliant

2. To give the same shape to

Question 3

Denounce

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To call of publicly someone or something to be blameworthy

Question 4

Propaganda

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The spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, case, or purpose.

Question 5

Assimilation

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The process be which a minority group gradually adapts to the customs and attitudes of the prevailing culture and customs.

Question 6

Proletariat

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Someone who identifies with a lower social class or working class, people with no wealth.

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Bourgeois

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Wealthy part of the middle class.

Marx: owns most of the production and are concerned with ensuring economic supremacy

Question 8

Revolution

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Forcible overthrow of the government or social order for a new system 
Marx: class struggle that is expected to lead to political change and the triumph of communism

Question 9

Fundamentalism

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Demand for strict adherence to specific theological rules and is usually a reaction against modern ideas.
Religious connotations of unwavering attachment to a set of individual beliefs.

Question 10

Radical

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1. Of or relating to the origin

2. Favoring extreme changes in existing views, habits, conditions, or institutions

Question 11

Regime

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Mode of rule or management

Question 12

Totalitarianism

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Political system in which the states holds complete control over society and seeks to control all aspects of public and private life

Question 13

Moment to Moment

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Panel to panel transitions where you see everything that happens.

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Action to Action

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More spread out and you only see the movements.

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Subject to Subject

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Stays in the same scene but is even more spread apart.

Question 16

Scene to Scene

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Transports us across significant distances of time and space.

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Aspect to Aspect

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Bypasses time for the most part and sets a wandering eye on different aspects of a place/mood/ idea

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Non-sequitur

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No logical relationship between panels.

Question 19

Closure

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The phenomenon of observing he parts but perceiving the whole as a name. There are 6 types of closure.

Question 20

Gutter

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The space in between the panels.

Question 21

Point of View

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• from who’s perspective is the image seen?
• how does the background create sympathy for or reveal understanding of the subject?
• how does the relationship between the back and the foreground fill a story?

Question 22

Negative Space

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• how does the artist use the empty space to affect the mood?
• pay attention to what is in the image and what is NOT in the image.

Question 23

Juxtaposition

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2 things placed next to each other for effect.

Question 24

Scale

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Size of the image.

• how big is the subject?
• how clearly have we zoned in in the subject?

Question 25

Framing

Answer 25

Placement of the image of the work.