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Author:   Jordan Tronsgard
Publisher:   University Press of Mississippi
Imprint:   University Press of Mississippi
ISBN:  

9781496858931

ISBN 10:   149685893
Pages:   254
Publication Date:   15 September 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments I. Introduction Jordan Tronsgard II. Drawing Apart: Physical and Generational Separation and Belonging Chapter 1. From Confinement to Catharsis: Reading the Comics Aesthetic in Manuel H. Martín’s Documentary 30 años de oscuridad/30 Years of Darkness Jennifer Nagtegaal Chapter 2. Graphic Representations of Violence in La herencia del coronel by Carlos Trillo and Lucas Varela Diana Pifano Chapter 3. On the Threshold of Being and Belonging: Refiguring History in Autobiographical Comics Kay Sohini III. Drawing Together: Nation and Narrative Chapter 4. The Burden of Translating History in Li Kunwu’s A Chinese Life Angie Chau Chapter 5. ""American God"" to a Soviet Superman: Exploring the Cathartic Function of Counterfactual Narratives Aanchal Vij Chapter 6. Re-Framing (Post-)Soviet Ukrainian History: Walter Duranty, Igort’s The Ukrainian Notebooks, and the Ethics of Graphic Reportage Anastasia Ulanowicz IV. Drawing Close: Individual, Intimate, and Traumatic Chapter 7. Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home and the Impossibility of Testimony Kelly Baron Chapter 8. Graphic Novels and Sexual Trauma: Processing Sexual Trauma Through Creative Expression Lee Okan Chapter 9. The Good Empty: Trauma, Displacement, and Catharsis in Sabrina Russell Samolsky V. Conclusion Jordan Tronsgard List of Contributors Index

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Comics and Catharsis is a timely book that adds to writings on health-related trauma, largely work in mental health and sexual violence, and the horrors of war. With a global focus that moves beyond the typical comics canon, this book encourages a broader reading of trauma and the potential for healing across generational, national, and communal traumas.--Matthew Noe, lead collection and knowledge management librarian at Harvard Medical School

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Jordan Tronsgard is professor of Hispanic studies and chair of the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at Bishop’s University.

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