„A Voice for Iran” – animacja jako forma protestu. Irańska rewolucja „Woman, Life, Freedom”
„A Voice for Iran” – animacja jako forma protestu. Irańska rewolucja „Woman, Life, Freedom”

Summary/Abstract: The article focuses on animations as artistic forms that can be classified as part of the culturalresistance repertoire strongly present during the protests in Iran following the death of Mahsa JinaAmini in September 2022. Two collections of short animated films are analysed – Mehran Sanei’sInstagram Onimations and the digital archive – Archive of Defiance, curated by Shahrzad Mojab andAfsaneh Hojabri. Symbolic communication, represented by both collections, is an integral elementof any revolution. The aims of the article are to analyse the techniques, forms and specific featuresof animations used in creating artistic works for political purposes, to determine the function ofanimation as a form of protest communication, to define the role of both collections in resistancecommunication, and finally, to define the essence of social media action in transnational activismand in creating international support groups.

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