Portraits of Violence. Critical Reflections on the Graphic Novel

This essay provides a critical reflection on the graphic novel. Addressing the pedagogical importance of the genre and it’s wider cultural influences, it also attends to the lessons learned from the production of the Portraits of Violence book. In doing so, it seeks to provide an introduction to the...

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Main Author: Brad Evans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bologna 2021-05-01
Series:Sociologica
Subjects:
war
Online Access:https://sociologica.unibo.it/article/view/12283
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spelling doaj-e5f9897c9592425092ffa22b5e34e4c42021-05-26T13:29:09ZengUniversity of BolognaSociologica1971-88532021-05-0115124126310.6092/issn.1971-8853/1228310589Portraits of Violence. Critical Reflections on the Graphic NovelBrad Evans0University of BathThis essay provides a critical reflection on the graphic novel. Addressing the pedagogical importance of the genre and it’s wider cultural influences, it also attends to the lessons learned from the production of the Portraits of Violence book. In doing so, it seeks to provide an introduction to the ways graphic novels can enhance critical understanding, especially when dealing with difficult problems such as violence.https://sociologica.unibo.it/article/view/12283violencegraphic novelwarcritical pedagogyportraits
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title Portraits of Violence. Critical Reflections on the Graphic Novel
title_short Portraits of Violence. Critical Reflections on the Graphic Novel
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description This essay provides a critical reflection on the graphic novel. Addressing the pedagogical importance of the genre and it’s wider cultural influences, it also attends to the lessons learned from the production of the Portraits of Violence book. In doing so, it seeks to provide an introduction to the ways graphic novels can enhance critical understanding, especially when dealing with difficult problems such as violence.
topic violence
graphic novel
war
critical pedagogy
portraits
url https://sociologica.unibo.it/article/view/12283
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