{"product_id":"jewish-comics-and-graphic-narratives","title":"Jewish Comics and Graphic Narratives","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe most up-to-date critical guide mapping the history, impact, key critical issues, and seminal texts of the genre, \u003ci\u003eJewish Comics and Graphic Narratives\u003c\/i\u003e interrogates what makes a work a \"Jewish graphic narrative\", and explores the form’s diverse facets to orient readers to the richness and complexity of Jewish graphic storytelling. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAccessible but comprehensive and in an easy-to-navigate format, the book covers such topics as:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-          The history of the genre in the US and Israel - and its relationship to superheroes, Underground Comix, and Jewish literature\u003cbr\u003e-          Social and cultural discussions surrounding the legitimization of graphic representation as sites of trauma, understandings of gender, mixed-media in Jewish graphic novels, and the study of these works in the classroom\u003cbr\u003e-          Critical explorations of graphic narratives about the Holocaust, Israel, the diasporic experience, Judaism, and autobiography and memoir\u003cbr\u003e-          The works of Will Eisner, Ilana Zeffren, James Sturm, Joann Sfar, JT Waldman, Michel Kichka, Sarah Glidden, Rutu Modan, and Art Spiegelman and such narratives as \u003ci\u003eX Men\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnne Frank’s Diary, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMaus\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJewish Comics and Graphic Novels \u003c\/i\u003eincludes an appendix of relevant works sorted by genre, a glossary of crucial critical terms, and close readings of key texts to help students and readers develop their understanding of the genre and pursue independent study.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54238248534360,"sku":"9781350301573","price":82.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781350301573.jpg?v=1780397115","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/jewish-comics-and-graphic-narratives","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}