Excavating Childhood: Fairy Tales, Monsters, and Abuse Survival in Lynda Barry's What It Is
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DOI: 10.1080/08989575.2017.1338002
Abstract: ABSTRACT This article investigates the excavation of abused childhood in Lynda Barry's What It Is. Looking at the centrality of childish play, fairy tales, and the Gorgon in the protagonist's effort to cope with maternal… read more here.
Keywords: childhood; lynda barry; fairy tales;
Drawing Monsters with Emil Ferris and Lynda Barry: An Exploration of the Drawing Process as Part of Graphic Medicine
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DOI: 10.21659/rupkatha.v13n2.01
Abstract: This essay explores the role of drawing as a mode of processing intersectional violence, a strategy that I argue links Emil Ferris's comic, My Favorite Thing is Monsters (2018) to Lynda Barry's pedagogical graphic narratives… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; lynda barry; drawing monsters; graphic medicine ... See more keywords