Library Resources for Persepolis

Websites

• Iran
  • Between Word and Image: Modern Iranian Visual Culture
    Grey Art Gallery and the Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies, New York University Exhibit Between Word and Image highlights the many ways in which visual culture both reflected and affected the 1960s and '70s in Iran.
  • Iran Chamber Society     
    Provides well-documented information on all aspects of Iranian/Persian history, art and culture with the aim of eradicating misconceptions and misunderstandings about Iranian culture. 
  • Iranian Cultural Quiz from National Geographic
    
  • Pars Times
    A non-profit, non-partisan and totally independent website offering an online news magazine about Iran and the Middle East. It is mainly for researchers, scholars and investors. The site aims at providing comprehensive information pertaining to Iran and the Middle East.
  • Persepolis: A Virtual Reconstruction  
    The goal of this endeavor is to bring Persepolis back to life – not only to show the complexities of its urban design but also to illuminate the wealth of details to a wide spectrum of both professionals and interested laymen alike.
  • The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago: Persepolis and Ancient Iran
      Provides excellent historical information about Persepolis and Persia.
  • UNESCO World Heritage: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
    Historical and cultural information about the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  • The World Fact Book – Iran
• Persepolis, the Graphic Novel
  • NPR: Interview Illustrator Marjane Satrapi
  • Technorati: Videos about Graphic Novels
    Here you will find an interview with Marjane Satrapi as well as other videos from a variety of sources freely accessible on the Web.
• Graphic Novels & Comic Books
  • Comic Book Resources    
  • Comics Worth Reading
    News and reviews of graphic novels, manga, comic books, and related subjects.
  • Image [&] Narrative: Online Magazine of the Visual Narrative
  • ImageTexT: Interdisciplinary Comics Study   
    A peer-reviewed, open access journal dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of comics and related media.
  • What is a graphic novel? From Artbomb.net  
    Defines the genre of the graphic novel.
  • WillEisner.com 
    Will Eisner, an American comics writer and artist, is considered one of the most important contributors to the development of the medium. He played a leading role in establishing the graphic novel as a form of literature with his book A Contract with God and Other Tenement Stories.

If you liked Persepolis, try these other graphic novels suggested by Anasatasia Diamond-Ortiz, Head of the Computer Learning Connection at the Cleveland Public Library.