{"product_id":"graphic-novels-as-philosophy-jeff-mclaughlin-9781496825629","title":"Graphic Novels as Philosophy","description":"Contributions by Eric Bain-Selbo, Jeremy Barris, Maria Botero, Manuel \"Mandel\" Cabrera Jr., David J. Leichter, Ian MacRae, Jeff McLaughlin, Alfonso Muz-Corcuera, Corry Shores, and Jarkko Tuusvuori \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a follow-up to \u003ci\u003eComics as Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, international contributors address two questions: Which philosophical insights, concepts, and tools can shed light on the graphic novel? And how can the graphic novel cast light on the concerns of philosophy? Each contributor ponders a well-known graphic novel to illuminate ways in which philosophy can untangle particular combinations of image and written word for deeper understanding. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJeff McLaughlin collects a range of essays to examine notable graphic novels within the framework posited by these two questions. One essay discusses how a philosopher discovered that the panels in Jeff Lemire's \u003ci\u003eEssex County\u003c\/i\u003e do not just replicate a philosophical argument, but they actually give evidence to an argument that could not have existed otherwise. Another essay reveals how Chris Ware's manipulation of the medium demonstrates an important sense of time and experience. Still another describes why \u003ci\u003eMaus \u003c\/i\u003etends to be more profound than later works that address the Holocaust because of, not in spite of, the fact that the characters are cartoon animals rather than human. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOther works contemplated include Will Eisner's \u003ci\u003eA Contract with God\u003c\/i\u003e, Alan Moore and David Lloyd's \u003ci\u003eV for Vendetta\u003c\/i\u003e, Alison Bechdel's \u003ci\u003eFun Home\u003c\/i\u003e, and Joe Sacco's \u003ci\u003eFootnotes in Gaza\u003c\/i\u003e. Mainly, each essay, contributor, graphic novelist, and artist is doing the same thing: trying to tell us how the world is--at least from their point of view.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeff McLaughlin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496825624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496825629\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 01\/27\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.52d","brand":"Jeff McLaughlin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989917827327,"sku":"9781496825629","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c6a1dbfc-230d-4c86-9973-a80ae0391ee4.jpg?v=1683302062","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/graphic-novels-as-philosophy-jeff-mclaughlin-9781496825629","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}