Artificial Intelligence & Ethics in Visual Communication in Iran
By Mona Khorsandi — 2024
Ethical AI in Iran
A comprehensive analysis of opportunities and risks of AI in Iranian visual culture—from design,
illustration, and animation to deepfakes, privacy concerns, and cultural challenges unique to Iran’s
social landscape.
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Interactive Storytelling in the AI Era: Enhancing User Experiences with Propp’s Methodology
By Mona Khorsandi — 2024
Interactive Narratives
A study of how Propp’s archetypes and AI systems can shape coherent, adaptive interactive storytelling
across games and interactive cinema, including culturally-rooted Persian mythological narratives.
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Using Propp’s Narrative Methodology to Empower Communities Through Animation
By Mona Khorsandi — 2024
Narrative Theory
Based on the author’s academic research and workshops, this essay explores how Propp’s structural
narrative method can empower marginalized communities—youth in justice systems, autism, addiction
recovery, and aphasia—through animation.
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Rewriting Narratives: Gender Representation in AI-Driven Storytelling
By Mona Khorsandi — 2024
Gender & Representation
Examining how AI reproduces or challenges gender stereotypes in storytelling and visual media, with
focus on Iranian culture, Propp’s archetypes, and empowering women through AI-driven narratives.
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Animation, Storytelling & Social Responsibility: Empowering Communities
By Mona Khorsandi — 2024
Social Impact
An exploration of how animation and storytelling support emotional healing, communication, and
advocacy—based on real workshops with Afghan immigrant women, autistic individuals, at-risk youth,
addiction recovery, and adults with aphasia.
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