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Raconter sa biculture pour dénoncer: le pouvoir transformateur de l'Art dans "Le Piano Oriental" et "Coquelicots d'Irak"

Scally, Lina
http://orcid.org/0009-0005-2564-1845
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1686333693995382

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2023, Master of Arts, Miami University, French.
This paper written in French examines the works of two female comic artists, Zeina Abirached and Brigitte Findakly, who grew up in the Middle East during periods of political instability and social tension. Abirached's book Le Piano Oriental combines her own life with that of her great-grandfather, while Findakly blends her childhood and adult experiences with a broader portrait of her country and society in Coquelicots d’Irak. Both artists incorporate their personal stories into the historical context of their native and adopted countries. Through their use of autofiction, autobiography and captivating visual storytelling, these two graphic novels demonstrate the transformative power of Art in bringing together and unifying fragmented identities, facilitating healing and reconciliation, and commemorating destroyed and/or forgotten pasts. Art is showcased as a means of expression for bicultural identities and as a vital need. By exploring personal experiences, Abirached and Findakly use original narrative techniques and exploit the rich linguistic and visual elements of their medium to express the transformative power of art in unique ways, offering powerful critiques of war, sexism, prejudice, and inequality.
Mark McKinney (Committee Chair)
Audrey Wasser (Committee Member)
Elisabeth Hodges (Committee Member)
75 p.
Foreign Language; Literature; Romance Literature
postcolonial, autofiction, autobiography, middle eastern, women, gender, identity, graphic novels, bd, bande dessinée, literature, french, francophone, biculture

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  • Scally, L. (2023). Raconter sa biculture pour dénoncer: le pouvoir transformateur de l'Art dans "Le Piano Oriental" et "Coquelicots d'Irak" [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1686333693995382

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Scally, Lina. Raconter sa biculture pour dénoncer: le pouvoir transformateur de l'Art dans "Le Piano Oriental" et "Coquelicots d'Irak". 2023. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1686333693995382.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Scally, Lina. "Raconter sa biculture pour dénoncer: le pouvoir transformateur de l'Art dans "Le Piano Oriental" et "Coquelicots d'Irak"." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2023. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1686333693995382

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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