Comics, trauma, and the new art of war / Harriet E. H. Earle.

"Conflict and trauma remain among the most prevalent themes in film and literature. Comics has never avoided such narratives, and comics artists are writing them in ways that are both different from and complementary to literature and film. In Comics, Trauma, and the New Art of War, Harriet E.H...

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Main Author: Earle, Harriet E. H. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2017]
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