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The Jewish Graphic Novel: Critical Approaches
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The Jewish Graphic Novel: Critical Approaches Hardcover - 2008

by Editor-Samantha Baskind; Editor-Ranen Omer-Sherman


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In the 1970s and 1980s Jewish cartoonists such as Will Eisner were some of the first artists to use the graphic novel as a way to explore their ethnicity. Although similar to their pop culture counterpart, the comic book, graphic novels presented weightier subject matter in more expensive packaging, which appealed to an adult audience and gained them credibility as a genre.

The Jewish Graphic Novel is a lively, interdisciplinary collection of essays that addresses critically acclaimed works in this subgenre of Jewish literary and artistic culture. Featuring insightful discussions of notable figures in the industrysuch as Will Eisner, Art Spiegelman, and Joann Sfarthe essays focus on the how graphic novels are increasingly being used in Holocaust memoir and fiction, and to portray Jewish identity in America and abroad

Featuring more than 85 illustrations, this collection is a compelling representation of a major postmodern ethnic and artistic achievement.

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  • Title The Jewish Graphic Novel: Critical Approaches
  • Author Editor-Samantha Baskind; Editor-Ranen Omer-Sherman
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Rutgers University Press
  • Date 2008-10
  • ISBN 9780813543673

About the author

SAMANTHABASKIND is an associate professor of art history at Cleveland State University. She is the author of Raphael Soyer and the Search for Modern Jewish Art. RANEN OMER-SHERMAN is Gabelli Senior Scholar of Arts and Sciences and a professor of English at the University of Miami. He is the author of Israel in Exile: Jewish Writing and the Desert.
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