The Representation of Genocide in Graphic Novels

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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

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Kitsch Anti-kitsch Genocide Representation Graphic Narratives and Trauma Genocide Narrative

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“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)

“What sets Laurike in 't Veld’s work apart, giving her analysis and contribution a distinct and exciting angle, is its introduction of ‘kitsch’ as a theoretical tool. Here the concept is applied to comics that tackle difficult, sensitive, and emotionally charged events and memories in relation to genocide. in 't Veld convincingly demonstrates the value of ‘kitsch’ for understanding certain representational strategies of comics, and astutely appraises the limitations of such strategies. This is a scholarly work that genuinely opens opportunities for application and further discussion.” (Nina Mickwitz, University of the Arts London, UK and author of Documentary Comics: Graphic Truth-Telling in a Skeptical Age (Palgrave 2016))

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