An exegetical consideration of Upgraded Gods
An exegetical consideration of Upgraded Gods
Date
2018
Authors
Panaita, Elena
Supervisor
Ings, Welby
Tassell-Matamua, Natasha
Item type
Thesis
Degree name
Master of Philosophy
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Volume Title
Publisher
Auckland University of Technology
Abstract
This research activates an autoethnographic methodology to write, design and illustrate a graphic novel that considers themes of identity, theology (ideology + belief), and obedience. The research asks, “How might the graphic novel as a form of autobiography function to communicate tensions between freedom and love, and the constrictions of Russian communist society just prior to and after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991?”
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Keywords
USSR , Soviet Union , Ideology , Belief , Identity , Freedom , Graphic novel , Autoethnography , Communist , Society , Obedience