War Comics

This book focuses on non-fictional, visual narratives (including comics; graphic narratives; animated documentaries) that attempt to represent violent experiences, primarily in the Levant. It explores, from a philosophical perspective, the problem of representing trauma when language seems inadequate to describe our experiences.

Inhalt

Introduction: towards a postcolonial understanding of violence

Chapter 1: 'Dark' writing violence in aesthetic forms

Chapter 2: Graphic narratives, bringing the ineffable into the frame

Chapter 3: 'Dark' writing the Khan Younis massacre

Chapter 4: 'Dark' writing the Sabra and Shatila massacre

Chapter 5: 'Dark' writing violent experiences in new aesthetic forms