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Rösch, Felix. "‘Hooray! Hooray! The End of the World has been Postponed!’: Politics of peace in the adventures of tintin?." politics (2013). Added by: joachim (03/06/2014, 10:20) |
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| Resource type: Journal Article Language: en: English DOI: 10.1111/1467-9256.12024 BibTeX citation key: Rsch2013a Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: "Tintin", Belgium, Hergé, Politics, Remi. Georges Creators: Rösch Collection: politics |
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Tintin is a cultural icon whose popularity has led to critical assessments accusing the comic of perpetuating orientalist and racist images. This article presents a different reading of Tintin by asking a more fundamental question: what understanding of the political is manifested in Tintin’s Adventures? I argue that Tintin creates a political sphere that fosters an image of peace which does not eradicate conflicts, but facilitates them. Bildung, spatio-temporal conditionality of knowledge, spheres of elasticity, and power ensure that they do not turn into violence. All these are characteristics of the comic and create a powerful visualisation of the human condition of politics.
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