Sexual Violence in Comics : The Ethics of Visualizing Trauma
by
Lee Okan
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1666929158
ISBN-13
9781666929157
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint
Rowman & Littlefield
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 16th, 2026
Print length
280 Pages
Weight
680 grams
Dimensions
23.20 x 15.20 x 2.00 cms
Ksh 15,900.00
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An examination of how artists use comics to challenge dominant portrayals and reclaim narrative control, positioning comics as sites of feminist resistance and ethical storytelling.
An examination of how comics represent, confront, and sometimes perpetuate gendered violence.
Lee Okan argues that comics, with their hybrid form of image and text, possess an ability to express the unspeakable dimensions of trauma while also raising ethical questions about spectatorship, representation, and storytelling. Through close analysis of contemporary and independent comics, as well as anthology collections, this book shows how artists navigate the tension between testimony and spectacle, visibility and exploitation.
Rather than treating comics as an isolated medium, Okan situates these works within broader cultural and media discourses on sexual violence, arguing that comics shape and are shaped by feminist activism, visual culture, and reader response. Sexual Violence in Comics traces how creators reframe the terms of witness, challenge dominant narratives, and reclaim narrative authority, particularly in the wake of the #MeToo movement and beyond.
Lee Okan argues that comics, with their hybrid form of image and text, possess an ability to express the unspeakable dimensions of trauma while also raising ethical questions about spectatorship, representation, and storytelling. Through close analysis of contemporary and independent comics, as well as anthology collections, this book shows how artists navigate the tension between testimony and spectacle, visibility and exploitation.
Rather than treating comics as an isolated medium, Okan situates these works within broader cultural and media discourses on sexual violence, arguing that comics shape and are shaped by feminist activism, visual culture, and reader response. Sexual Violence in Comics traces how creators reframe the terms of witness, challenge dominant narratives, and reclaim narrative authority, particularly in the wake of the #MeToo movement and beyond.
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