Trauma in Coming of Age Comics
Date of Award
2017
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in English
Department
English
Chief Instructor
Esther Jones
Second Reader
Mita Banerjee
Third Reader
Lisa Kasmer
Keywords
Modern literature
Abstract
This thesis discusses in how far modern comics have shown their viability as a medium to tell of and work through trauma that has been experienced during childhood. Touching upon contemporary trauma theory, four graphic narratives published in the early 2000s are analyzed in how they approach telling autobiographic stories of teenage trauma, trauma of childhood sickness, and trauma experienced during juvenile processes of identity formation.
My results will show that comics are more than adequate vessels to tell trauma narratives with, in most cases even being able to make trauma tangible without using words to describe it.
Recommended Citation
Winslow, Sebastian Eric, "Trauma in Coming of Age Comics" (2017). English. 3.
https://commons.clarku.edu/english_masters_papers/3