Language A: lan a e an literature nte nal ssessment

t ent o tline o m

Global iss e

Oppression from a regime and how it uses fear to control the people

Texts chosen
Literary work: Persepolis pg 105-106
Non-literary Stitch, by Petr Pavlensky
body of work: Performance Art, actionism (political art)

otes o t e o al (maximum of 10 bullet points) :

oppression: discriminated against, or treated unjustly. 
reducing the potential for other people to be fully human
denying human rights

1. Feel the need to cover up from their neighbours. Don’t know who to trust

2. Talk about the punishment, the regime has made an example of what happens when
you don’t follow the rules. Everyone takes it as a warning not to make the same
mistakes. Fear of getting in trouble

3. “strictly forbidden” “we will have to be careful”

4. Protesting the attempt of the regime to enter the territory of art and turn it into an
instrument of idealogical control. “Virgin Mary. Mother of God. Banish Putin. Banish
Putin.” Jail. Putin said the girls “got what they asked for” Repressive methods in the
media, politics, now arts.

5. Petr Pavlensky also protesting against an oppressive regime: Putin’s regime.

Authoritarianism of the Kremlin - an outlet and a protest

6. when there is suppression, there will rise some kind of outlet or rebellion

7. Creating identity in a world where it no longer existed.

8. “Without them it wouldn’t be psychologically bearable” back to needing an outlet

(protesting in their own way)

9. Dark panels - fear of being caught, hiding

10. “God forgive me” Confusing the will of God with the orders from an oppressive
regime - fear

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