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Drawing on Religion:

Reading and the Moral Imagination in Comics and Graphic Novels
  • ISBN-13: 9780271087757
  • Publisher: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • By Ken Koltun-Fromm
  • Price: AUD $75.99
  • Stock: 1 in stock
  • Availability: Order will be despatched as soon as possible.
  • Local release date: 30/03/2021
  • Format: Paperback (100.00mm X 100.00mm) 280 pages Weight: 640g
  • Categories: Religion & beliefs [HR]
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Comics traffic in stereotypes, which can translate into real danger, as was the case when, in 2015, two Muslim gunmen opened fire at the offices of Charlie Hebdo, which had published depictions of Islam and Muhammad perceived by many to be blasphemous. As a response to that tragedy, Ken Koltun-Fromm calls for us to expand our moral imaginations through readings of graphic religious narratives.

Utilizing a range of comic books and graphic novels, including R. Crumb’s Book of Genesis Illustrated, Craig Thompson’s Blankets, the Vakil brothers’ 40 Sufi Comics, and Ms. Marvel, Koltun-Fromm argues that representing religion in these formats is an ethical issue. By focusing on the representation of Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and Hindu religious traditions, the comics discussed in this book bear witness to the ethical imagination, the possibilities of traversing religious landscapes, and the problematic status of racial, classed, and gendered characterizations of religious persons. Koltun-Fromm explores what religious stereotypes do and how they function in comics in ways that might expand or diminish our imaginative worlds. The pedagogical challenge, he argues, is to linger in that space and see those worlds well, with both ethical sensitivity and moral imagination.

Accessibly written and vibrantly illustrated, this book sheds new light on the ways in which comic arts depict religious faith and culture. It will appeal to students and scholars of religion, literature, and comic studies.


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Acknowledgments

Introduction: The Ethics of Representation

Chapter One: Stereotypes and the Moral Challenges of Aesthetic Narration

Chapter Two: The Ethics of Scriptural Play: Race, Gender, and Moral Sources

Chapter Three: Imagining (Superhero) Identity

Chapter Four: The Nativist Imagination in Religious Comic Stories

Chapter Five: Graphic Violence and the Religious Self

Conclusion: The Ethics of Lingering

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