Tag: Comics / Cartoons

Jews in the Funny Pages

In the first two books of this seminal series that deals with how comics reflect the culture they emanate from, Federick Stromberg dealt with the representation of Blacks and the Devil.For volume three he turns to the Semites. Spanning five centuries and  featuring over 150 images the book becomes an instant essential reference. Chapters include Anti-Semitism, the Old Testament, the Holocaust, Israel, the Golem and the artists range from A-list types like Will Eisner and Art Spiegelman to the more obscure. Every image gets an essay and there is an extensive bibliography.Who knew Golem was a super-hero?  Jewish Images in...

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Comic Study

 Scotland's Dundee University will be the first school in the United Kingdom to offer a masters degree in Comic Studies.Why Dundee? For starters it is the home of the publisher DC Thomson and Co. whose creations include Dennis the Menace, Desperate Dan and the Broons.The BroonsThe program will be lead by Dr. Chris Murray, a leading authority on comics, and editor of the Studies in Comics journal.Of the program Murray says: "Employability is an important consideration for any postgraduate programme, and it lies at the heart of what we aim to do with this course. "There will be practical advice...

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