Due tavole a fumetti possono descrivere efficacemente una rivoluzione? Sì, se a farlo è Othman Selmi , giovane illustratore e fumettista tunisino, i cui disegni sono pubblicati questa settimana dalla rivista Internazionale , nella sempre interessante rubrica Graphic journalism . La rivoluzione raccontata attraverso il linguaggio delle nuvole parlanti è quella che ha trasformato il paese dell'autore nell'ultimo mese, aldilà di ogni previsione degli occidentali, contagiando poi il vicino Egitto e, in queste ore, la Libia e il Bahrein.
Personalmente, ho capito molto di più di ciò che è accaduto reportage from the north African country of Othman Selmi, not many newspapers and TV news in our house.
Here are two tables of the cartoonist, dominated by warm colors which go from the red flag of Tunisia.
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| drawings Othman Selmi, 885 of the International from February 18, 2011 |
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| drawings Othman Selmi, 18 to 885 of the International February 2011 |
The cover of the current number of International is dedicated to the two revolutions that have changed the history of Tunisia and Egypt. Inside there are, in addition to Article Chart Othman Selmi, interesting writings Olivier Roy, Rashid Ahmed, Amira Hass and Slavoj Žižek .
to these things, inspired by a yearning for freedom and secular justice, the Slovenian philosopher writes The Guardian, reported in the journal:
"... When a system authoritarian approaches the final crisis, its dissolution, as a rule, follows two phases. Before the real collapse, there is a mysterious break: a sudden people realize that the game is over, simply no longer afraid. Not only is the system loses its legitimacy, but his own exercise of power is perceived as an impotent reaction to panic. In a scene typical of cartoons, a character reaches a cliff but contnua to walk, as if the earth under your feet again. Begins to fall when slo looks down and sees the abyss. When he loses his authority. It is as if the regime was on the precipice to drop it, you just remind him to look down ...."
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