V For Vendetta Novel Grafis sebagai Ikon Revolusi

Wave of protests shook the world. Thousands facescovered by strange mask with cynical smile fl ooded cities around the world. They are V’s masks, the main character of ‘V for Vendetta’, a graphic novel, which was inspired by Guy Fawkes, a revolutionist who attempted to bomb British Parliament Buildi...

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Main Author: Nadia Aghnia Fadhillah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Gadjah Mada 2016-06-01
Series:Jurnal Kajian Seni
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Online Access:https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/jks/article/view/11647
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Summary:Wave of protests shook the world. Thousands facescovered by strange mask with cynical smile fl ooded cities around the world. They are V’s masks, the main character of ‘V for Vendetta’, a graphic novel, which was inspired by Guy Fawkes, a revolutionist who attempted to bomb British Parliament Building. Anonymous, a hactivist organization, take V’s character as its identity. In October 2011, the biggest protests in history demand for politic and economy equality: Occupy Movement. Anonymous took big role in the movement. Guy Fawkes’ mask became popular. In online and offl ine activism of Anonymous. The mask expresses social critics, represents the unheard voices of the fear. V for Vendettastartsrevolutionaround the world, it inspires rebellion, shows that there is always a way to fi ght and hope for the freedom.
ISSN:2356-296X
2356-3001