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Sites of Interest: Spring 2007
A Note from the Dean's ReadersAuthor and Genre InformationThis section includes information on the graphic novel genre as well as Marjane Satrapi, author of graphic novels. Also included is a brief review of several notable graphic novels, mainly the style in which they are written and drawn. HistoryThis section includes materials on important people and events in Iranian history. IslamThis section presents materials on the religion that is so important to the culture of Iran. This section includes an in depth discussion in Martyrdom and its implications in the Islam and in the world. It also includes information about the religion in general, dispelling myths and discussing the basics of Islam. The Legal SystemThis section presents material on the Iranian legal system and how it has suppressed the legal rights of Iranian citizens, particularly women. Significant emphasis is placed on tenets of Islam used as guidelines for laws, the Constitution, and the everyday lives of Iran’s people. Psychology and IdentityThis chapter consists of three papers and a secondary assignment encompassing themes of psychology and identity in Persepolis and Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return. The papers in this chapter explore specific experiences of Marjane Satrapi throughout the memoir: her struggle with social and behavior development, sexual oppression, and displacement from Iran once returning from Europe. EducationThis section contains a paper with information about the current educational system in Iran, as well as a comparison to France, Pakistan, and Israel. It also lists items on reserve in the Dubois library as well as online resources that may be useful. |
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Each year a group of junior and senior honors students working under the direction of Commonwealth College Dean Linda Slakey select the Dean's Book Course texts for the coming year. As part of this Capstone Experience course, known as the Dean's Readers Seminar, the students research various aspects of the selected texts. Their research produces original papers of the students' own, along with annotated bibliographies of print and on-line resources. We in turn make those papers and bibliographies available to current Dean's Book Course instructors and students who are conducting similar research.