{"product_id":"drawing-the-past-volume-1-comics-and-the-historical-imagination-in-the-united-states-paperback","title":"Drawing the Past, Volume 1: Comics and the Historical Imagination in the United States - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDorian L. Alexander\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMichael Goodrum\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePhilip Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributions by Lawrence Abrams, Dorian L. Alexander, Max Bledstein, Peter Cullen Bryan, Stephen Connor, Matthew J. Costello, Martin Flanagan, Michael Fuchs, Michael Goodrum, Bridget Keown, Kaleb Knoblach, Christina M. Knopf, Martin Lund, Jordan Newton, Stefan Rabitsch, Maryanne Rhett, and Philip Smith \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHistory has always been a matter of arranging evidence into a narrative, but the public debate over the meanings we attach to a given history can seem particularly acute in our current age. Like all artistic mediums, comics possess the power to mold history into shapes that serve its prospective audience and creator both. It makes sense, then, that history, no stranger to the creation of hagiographies, particularly in the service of nationalism and other political ideologies, is so easily summoned to the panelled page. Comics, like statues, museums, and other vehicles for historical narrative, make both monsters and heroes of men while fueling combative beliefs in personal versions of United States history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDrawing the Past, Volume 1: Comics and the Historical Imagination in the United States\u003c\/i\u003e, the first book in a two-volume series, provides a map of current approaches to comics and their engagement with historical representation. The first section of the book on history and form explores the existence, shape, and influence of comics as a medium. The second section concerns the question of trauma, understood both as individual traumas that can shape the relationship between the narrator and object, and historical traumas that invite a reassessment of existing social, economic, and cultural assumptions. The final section on mythic histories delves into ways in which comics add to the mythology of the US. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether, both volumes bring together a range of different approaches to diverse material and feature remarkable scholars from all over the world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDorian L. Alexander \u003c\/b\u003eis a PhD candidate in English at the University of Washington. They write comics on a variety of topics for \u003ci\u003eThe Nib.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eMichael Goodrum\u003c\/b\u003e is senior lecturer in modern history at Canterbury Christ Church University. He is author of \u003ci\u003eSuperheroes and American Self Image: From War to Watergate\u003c\/i\u003e. With Philip Smith, he is coauthor of \u003ci\u003ePrinting Terror: American Horror Comics as Cold War Commentary and Critique\u003c\/i\u003e and coeditor of \u003ci\u003e\"Firefly\" Revisited: Essays on Joss Whedon's\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Classic Series\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003ePhilip Smith \u003c\/b\u003eis associate chair of liberal arts and professor of English at Savannah College of Art and Design. He is author of\u003ci\u003e Reading Art Spiegelman\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eShakespeare in Singapore: Performance, Education, and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e. He is coeditor of \u003ci\u003eThe Struggle for Understanding: Elie Wiesel's Literary Works\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGender and the Superhero Narrative\u003c\/i\u003e, the latter published by University Press of Mississippi\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 270\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 04, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42160178266247,"sku":"9781496837165","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/4934e98cc82d48abad94ce3e529b21f7.webp?v=1733272245","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/drawing-the-past-volume-1-comics-and-the-historical-imagination-in-the-united-states-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}