Contexts of Violence in Comics
Contexts of Violence in Comics by Ian Hague, published by Routledge in 2020, explores the intricate relationship between violence and representation in the medium of comics. This edition spans 204 pages and is presented in English. The book delves into various historical and contemporary contexts, examining how comics reflect societal violence and memory through a range of case studies.
Readers will find a collection of essays that address themes such as historical memory, the impact of war, and the representation of violence in popular culture. The contributors analyze significant topics, including the Spanish Civil War, the Lebanese civil war, and the experiences of prisoners of war, showcasing how comics serve as a medium for understanding and critiquing violence in society. This scholarly work contributes to the fields of literary criticism, media studies, and social science, offering insights into the complex narratives that shape our understanding of violence through graphic storytelling.
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Doing justice to the past through the representation of violence : three and ancient Sparta / Lynn Fotheringham — Comics do not forget : historical memory and experiences of violence in the Spanish Civil War and early Francoism / Enrique del Rey Cabero — Legacies of war : remembering prisoner of war experiences in French comic books about the Second World War / Claire Gorrara — “I think we’re maybe more or less safe here” : violence and solidarity during the Lebanese civil war in Zeina Abirached’s A game for swallows / Mihaela Precup — In a growing violent temper : the Swedish comic market during World War II / Michael F. Scholz — Will Eisner and the art of war : educational comics in the American defence industry / Malin Bergström — Bringing the war back home : reflecting violence in Brian Wood’s DMZ / Jörn Ahrens — Infrastructural violence : urbicide, public space, and postwar reconstruction in recent Lebanese graphic memoirs / Dominic Davies — The lives of others : figuring grievability and justice in contemporary comics and graphic novels / Golnar Nabizadeh — Scales of violence, scales of justice, and Nate Powell’s Any empire / Alex Link — Oink : the story of a dangerously funny comic / David Huxley.
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