Viljoen, Jeanne-Marie,

War comics : a postcolonial perspective / Jeanne-Marie Viljoen. - 1 online resource (pages cm.). - Routledge interdisciplinary perspectives on literature .

Introduction: towards a postcolonial understanding of violence -- Graphic narratives, bringing the ineffable into the frame -- 'Dark' writing the Khan Younis massacre -- 'Dark' writing the Sabra and Shatila massacre -- 'Dark' writing violent experiences in new aesthetic forms -- Summary -- Why this book matters.

"This book focuses on non-fictional, visual narratives (including comics; graphic narratives; animated documentaries and online, interactive documentaries) that attempt to represent violent experiences, primarily in the Levant"--

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Documentary comic books, strips, etc--History and criticism.
Documentary films--History and criticism.
Animated films--History and critcism.
War in literature.
Violence in literature.
Psychic trauma in literature.
Arab-Israeli conflict--Literature and the conflict.

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