The Representation of Genocide in Graphic Novels

Offers a new perspective on issues around genocide representation through the lens of kitsch Uses a comparative approach with a corpus that spans several genocide narratives Includes analyses of under-researched graphic novels, and provides a new perspective on Maus

Auteur

Laurike in 't Veld is a lecturer at the Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication and a research associate at the Center for Historical Culture, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Résumé

"Laurike in 't Veld's book ... is a welcome and accessible contribution to the field. ... attention to other artists and works, and to the productive possibilities of using kitsch as a category to think through the tensions of genocide graphic novels, makes this an original and laudable advance in comics studies." (Candida Rifkind, Inks: The Journal of the Comics Studies Society, Vol. 3 (3), 2019)

Contenu

1. Introduction: Graphic Novels, Genocide, Kitsch.- 2. (In)human Visual Metaphors: The Animal and the Doll.- 3. From Gruesome to Grey: The Moralisation of Perpetrators.- 4. Visualising Violence and Sexual Violence.- 5. Modernism and Historical Accuracy: Anti-Kitsch Strategies.- 6. Conclusion.