Dr. Biz Nijdam’s article, “Banning Maus only exposes the significance of this searing graphic novel about the Holocaust,” was published in The Conversation on February 8, 2022.
“Maus’s multi-generational memoir laid the groundwork for comics, and graphic memoir in particular, to become an essential form for remembering the Holocaust and communicating its legacy of transgenerational trauma,” writes Dr. Nijdam. “Even today, 30 years after Maus’s Pulitzer award, graphic novelists are turning to comics to explore these issues.”
To read the full article, click here: https://theconversation.com/banning-maus-only-exposes-the-significance-of-this-searing-graphic-novel-about-the-holocaust-175999
Dr. Nijdam’s research and teaching interests include the representation of history in comics, comics and new media on forced migration, exploring intersections between Indigenous studies and German and European studies, and feminist methodologies in the graphic arts.
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