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Podcast: Trinity Long Room Hub Podcasts
Episode: Drawing Support: Graphic Narratives and Resistance
Description: Recorded February 29, 2024.
In this latest event in the Literature & Resistance series, we explore role comic books and graphic novels are playing in reflecting and critiquing some of the most pressing contemporary issues, and in fostering community and inspiring activism among their readers. From his perspective as a critic, Dr Dom Davies (City University, London) will discuss comics that suggest ways of looking at war and displacement in the Middle East, including the current conflict in Gaza. The writer and artist Timothy Poisson will discuss why comics are his medium of choice for storytelling and activism, reflecting on his work representing...