{"product_id":"jewish-comics-and-graphic-narratives-a-critical-guide-9781350301580","title":"Jewish Comics and Graphic Narratives: A Critical Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eA comprehensive guide to Jewish comics and graphic narratives, exploring their history, impact, key critical issues, and seminal texts. It covers topics such as the genre's relationship to superheroes, Underground Comix, and Jewish literature, as well as social and cultural discussions surrounding graphic representation as sites of trauma, gender, mixed-media, and the Holocaust. The book also includes critical explorations of graphic narratives about Israel, the diasporic experience, Judaism, and autobiography and memoir, and features the works of Will Eisner, Ilana Zeffren, James Sturm, Joann Sfar, JT Waldman, Michel Kichka, Sarah Glidden, Rutu Modan, and Art Spiegelman. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 208 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 15 December 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe most comprehensive and up-to-date critical guide to the history, impact, key critical issues, and seminal texts of the genre, Jewish Comics and Graphic Narratives, delves into the defining characteristics of Jewish graphic narratives and explores their diverse facets to provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of the richness and complexity of Jewish graphic storytelling. Written in an accessible yet comprehensive and easy-to-navigate format, the book covers a wide range of topics, including:-\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe history of the genre in the US and Israel, its relationship to superheroes, Underground Comix, and Jewish literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSocial 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\u003cbr\u003eCritical explorations of graphic narratives about the Holocaust, Israel, the diasporic experience, Judaism, and autobiography and memoir.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe works of renowned artists such as Will Eisner, Ilana Zeffren, James Sturm, Joann Sfar, JT Waldman, Michel Kichka, Sarah Glidden, Rutu Modan, and Art Spiegelman, as well as notable narratives such as X Men, Anne Franks Diary, and Maus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJewish Comics and Graphic Novels also includes an appendix of relevant works sorted by genre, a glossary of crucial critical terms, and close readings of key texts to assist students and readers in developing their understanding of the genre and pursuing independent study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 332g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 156 x 235 x 14 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781350301580\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dr MattReingold","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44094239637754,"sku":"9781350301580","price":19.63,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1671198206296_book.jpg?v=1671360476","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/jewish-comics-and-graphic-narratives-a-critical-guide-9781350301580","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}