{"product_id":"comics-and-catharsis-jordan-tronsgard-9781496858931","title":"Comics and Catharsis: Exploring Graphic Narratives of Trauma and Healing","description":"Contributions by Kelly Baron, Angie Chau, Jennifer Nagtegaal, Lee Okan, Diana Pifano, Russell Samolsky, Kay Sohini, Anastasia Ulanowicz, and Aanchal Vij \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eComics and Catharsis: Exploring Graphic Narratives of Trauma and Healing\u003c\/i\u003e explores the idea that trauma and healing hold an imbalance in many forms of literature--but especially in the world of comics. Whether it be war-based, national, physical, or sexual trauma, this volume looks at a wide variety of trauma and the psychological pain and devastation that arise during and--crucially for the question of trauma narratives--following the events as the psychological (and often physical) wounds are processed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEssayists in the collection engage with questions of how comics process trauma through depictions and receptions. Viewing trauma through the lens of comics such as \u003ci\u003eMaus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePersepolis\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFun Home\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as works by comics writers who are little-known or unknown outside their communities, contributors analyze how trauma is used in artistic style, writing, and overall storytelling. Together, the essays in \u003ci\u003eComics and Catharsis \u003c\/i\u003eshow how people who have suffered trauma often flock to these works to find a way to acknowledge and process their own suffering.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jordan Tronsgard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 149685893X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496858931\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Jordan Tronsgard","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46795528208639,"sku":"9781496858931","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_796bc57c-0f73-46b3-b531-8e652219afcd.jpg?v=1744947881","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/comics-and-catharsis-jordan-tronsgard-9781496858931","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}