'Hooray! Hooray! The End of the World has been Postponed!' Politics of Peace in the Adventures of Tintin?. (1st September 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rösch, Felix
• Is Part Of: Politics. Volume 34:Number 3(2014)
• Page Start: 225
• Page End: 236
• Publication Date: 2013-09-01
• Subjects: Political science -- Periodicals; 320
• DOI: 10.1111/1467-9256.12024
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0263-3957

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>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. <italic>Bildung</italic>, 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.</p> </abstract>