#graphichistory

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Inhuman Traffick: The International Struggle Against the Transatlantic Slave Trade - A Graphic History by #RafeBlaufarb and #LizClarke from @oxunipress, with a goblet of RedVolution red wine from Bota. . . . #readingdrinking #inhumantraffick #books #comics #graphicnovel #graphicnonfiction #graphicscholarship #graphichistory #slavetrade #slavery #nonfiction #academicresearch #oxforduniversitypress #juneteenth #wine #redwine #redvolution #amreading #amdrinking #bookstagram #instabook #instawine #winestagram #readinganddrinking https://www.instagram.com/p/CBo2TZMB46Z/?igshid=13eeec4l2khqm

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Today’s #sjcomix365 entry is “Run For It”― a stunning graphic novel by internationally acclaimed Brazilian illustrator Marcelo d’Salete. Described as one of the first comic medium efforts to face up to Brazil’s history of slavery, the book was originally published to great acclaim in the country under the name “Cumbe”, winning numerous awards. D’Salete’s artwork is perfect for movement and emotion, with expressive linework and lots of light/shadow contrast. It is a beautiful, tragic journey and a very moving work of art/storytelling. #cumbe #runforit #graphicnovel #graphichistory #braziliancomics #brazilhistory #marcelodsalete https://www.instagram.com/p/BtmNjgKAH3u/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1u44zc3jn3xaf

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#ZenPencils #TheUniversalDeclarationOfHumanRights #HumanRights #UnitedNations #UNICEF #HumanRightsViolations #CivilRights #CivilRightsAbuses #HumanRightsChallenge #CivilRightsChallenge #HumanRightsAbusers #GraphicHistory #GraphicNovels #GraphicNovelSeries https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbmi6VULvQiGoLrQlYiQl7ad78ufJ9eWMM9ppM0/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Thoughts on Alexander Hamilton: The Graphic History of an American Founding Father

(Spoiler-free review, because it's impossible to "spoil" historical events.) Since Lin-Manuel Miranda shaped him into a pop culture icon last year, many have come to sympathize with Hamilton, but reading the graphic history of his life has made me realize that I identify with the man, and, considering how his story ends - and his reputation as an arrogant, authoritarian asshole (ah, the alliteration) - I'm not sure whether to view that fact as a positive or a negative. In case you're curious, or would like to weigh in on the validity of my self-comparison with Hamilton, here are the similarities I noticed: 1. Let's get the most superficial comparison out of the way first: we're both bastards. In the literal sense. (I dare you to judge me, either for airing my family business on the internet or for being born out of wedlock.)

2. We're both poor, despite having New York City jobs. 3. According to Jonathan Hennessey, the author of this graphic history, Hamilton was not the most talented of his peers, but he did have "an exceptional talent to make an impression on superiors." Judging from the praise I've received throughout my academic and actual careers, I have that same talent. Although I won't deny that I'm intelligent and hard-working, I don't believe that I possess these qualities in greater abundance than others who have inhabited the roles that I have, yet I nearly always earn the distinction from my superiors of being "one of the best."  4. On a related note, aside from making a strong impression on our superiors, my and Hamilton's most prominent talents appear to be writing and ambition. I bet that if Hamilton were to take the Pottermore Sorting Hat quiz, he'd be assigned to Slytherin, too. Surprised as I was by the result initially, I've since warmed to it.    5. I, like Hamilton, believe that most people are terrible - i.e.  "[will] always act in their own interests. Seflishly"  - and are therefore incapable of governing themselves. Sorry, guys. Putting my possibly disconcerting spiritual kinship with Hamilton aside for the moment, I really enjoyed Hennessey's account of his life. Contrary to what I expected, the comic book is more history than narrative history, more academic than literary. If you're looking for a dramatization of Hamilton's life à la the musical, look elsewhere. However, I love history, even more as I get older, so not only did the academic tone not bother me, but it also represented a welcome change from the fiction that I usually read. I learned so much that I didn't know about the Revolutionary War, particularly concerning the Caribbean islands' and foreign countries' involvement in it. (Why doesn't that appear on the curriculum, by the way, at least one of the half-dozen times that Americans are taught about the Revolutionary War in school?) Would I read Ron Chernow's famous biography of Hamilton, or another non-fiction book about him? Perhaps not, but I'm glad I read Hennessey's graphic history. Although I confess that I paid little attention to Justin Greenwood's illustrations, I remember them as detailed and striking, with just enough color to pop. The art made the history easier to envision, and what readers can envision, they can comprehend. My only complaint would be the weird, unexplained blue man who kept intruding in the history. I'm all for subtlety, but I need to know what the hell that thing was supposed to be. I know he was a symbol - for humankind, I'm guessing, although I could also argue for interpreting him as a dead Hamilton or the spirit of the United States - but it's unclear for what, and regardless, the use of symbolism just doesn't match the realistic style of the rest of the comic. I don't have much else in the way of a review, but here are some random thoughts I had while reading that I hope you'll find humorous: *Seriously? You can get a personal letter recounting the events following a hurricane published in a local paper? And not only that, but a letter that, I'm sorry, wasn't even that impressively written. I want to live in this time period. And not be a woman. Or die of malaria or yellow fever. Actually, never mind. *I know I'm not the first to pose this question, but why, of all of the founding fathers, did Lin-Manuel Miranda choose Hamilton as the subject of his musical, and why has the public response to the musical so incontrovertibly justified his decision? Is it because Hamilton started as a poor orphan and Americans, in particular, have a fondness for underdog stories? *In the interest of privacy, I won't specify the city, but Hamilton lived and studied in my hometown! More importantly, I never knew that and was never taught that in public school either. (On a related note, when Aaron Burr mentioned that he was an alumnus of "the College of New Jersey," I got excited, until I recalled that Princeton once used that moniker.) *Hennessey writes that Boston Harbor "stank for days" after the Boston Tea Party. Not so notable nowadays, when all harbors stink always. *I love General Charles Lee's gentlemanly insult toward Washington prior to dueling with Colonel John Laurens: "It is true I have shared with my friends and acquaintances my opinion of General Washington's inferior military character. And I attest that I shall perhaps do so again." Um, oh no he didn't? *I'm sad, though not surprised, that Hamilton's and Laurens's belief that "negroes' natural faculties are probably as good as [white people's]" was progressive compared to their peers'. “PROBABLY”??? *Is it bad that, in addition to identifying with Hamilton's pessimistic view of humanity, I relate to the sentiment in Hamilton's letter to Laurens? "I hate the army. I hate the world. I hate myself. The whole is a mass of fools and knaves." Man, do I know that feel. I googled the quote and it concludes with, "I could almost except you and Meade," which is even more appropriate, because we all have that one friend whom we assure that we don't hate when we're venting to them about how much we hate everyone and everything. *Hennessey notes that, in un-seating Hamilton's father-in-law in the New York Senate, Aaron Burr "earned a permanent spot on Hamilton's to-do list." Perhaps I'm immature, but my immediate thought was, “OH, BABY!” and even though, weeks after finishing this comic, I can finally read that line without tittering, I still think it's unnecessarily homoerotic. (But if anyone can recommend any good HamiltonxBurr stories - pre-duel, of course, and I wouldn’t consider them fanfics, as they focus on real people - you'll have a permanent spot on my to-do list. I'll stop.) *Learning more about the Revolutionary War has only further validated my belief that, patriotism be damned, the war amounted to a lot of drama over inconsequential grievances. Representation or not, the taxes weren't that high or that unreasonable - in fact, taxes rose post-war, under the US national government, because the US accrued so much debt during the war - but because some colonists resented being told what to do, they had to declare independence. Really, had the Founding Fathers not been a bunch of stubborn, entitled babies, we might still be under the rule of Parliament and the Queen. An understandably scary thought for most Americans, considering that we’ve been indoctrinated since birth to value independence above all else, but keep in mind that we wouldn’t have Trump as president if we were still under British rule. ...On that depressing note, if you're looking for a thought-provoking read midway between history and fiction that both educates and entertains, I'd highly recommend Hennessey's and Greenwood's Alexander Hamilton: The Graphic History of an American Founding Father. It may not be a substitute for the musical, but books are more affordable than Broadway tickets.         

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Henri De Toulouse Lautrec

French / Painting, printmaking, drawing, illustration, draughting / post-impressionism, Art Nouveau

Paris in the late 19th century  enticing, elegant, provocative images of the modern, sometimes decadent, affairs of those times

Physically unable (had genetic disorder) to participate in many activities enjoyed by males his age, Toulouse-Lautrec immersed himself in art. He became an important Post-Impressionist painter, art nouveauillustrator, and lithographer, and, through his works, recorded many details of the late-19th-century bohemian lifestyle in Paris. Toulouse-Lautrec contributed a number of illustrations to the magazine Le Rire during the mid-1890s 

Toulouse-Lautrec was mocked for his short stature and physical appearance, which led him to abuse alcohol / died from alcoholism

In his less-than-20-year career, Toulouse-Lautrec created:737 canvased paintings

275 watercolours

363 prints and posters

5,084 drawings

some ceramic and stained-glass work

an unknown number of lost works

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Welcome to MARCH everyone! As International Women’s Day approaches, we’re looking at a month of #comics about #feminist issues and #womenshistory. Starting things off is “BRAZEN: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World” a new release by Pénélope Bagieu -@penelopeb. Short, concise histories of women who work in art and design, science and technology, politics and the home. Visually beautiful and absolutely bound to teach you about some ladies you never knew (but needed to), I would even go so far as to characterize reading this title as “a delightful romp.” Check it out for yourself or pick it up for a younger feminist in your life. #brazen #feministreads #IWD #womenincomics #feministhistory #comics #graphicnovels #graphichistories #graphichistory #socialjustice #Womensrights #readfeministbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/Bueln2ZgNG1/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=crf4mtgceg6j

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On January 13, Anne Frank wrote in her diary 📔: “Terrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. ...Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return from shopping to find their houses sealed, their families gone. ...Everyone is scared. ..." "As for us, we’re quite fortunate. Luckier than millions of people. It’s quiet and safe here... "I could spend hours telling you about the suffering the war has brought, but I’d only make myself more miserable. All we can do is wait, as calmly as possible, for it to end. Jews and Christians alike are waiting, the whole world is waiting, and many are waiting for death." A timeless story that must be rediscovered by each new generation, ‘The Diary of a Young Girl' stands out as my favourite adaptation to date, with exquisite illustrations and pacing. For both young readers and adults it continues to capture the remarkable spirit of the girl who, for a time, survived the worst horror the modern world has seen—and who remained triumphantly and heartbreakingly human throughout her ordeal. #graphichistory #annefrank #WWIIcomics #jewishcomics #SJcomix365 #graphicmemoir #diaryofannefrank https://www.instagram.com/p/BslSU0UnXBR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=17xoyu0znz7s0

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“500 Years of Resistance” by Gord Hill was originally published in 1992 as a part of a larger booklet released by revolutionary indigenous newspaper, OH-TOH-KIN, out of Montreal. Hill has reportedly said that he wanted to create an indigenous history comic that even a 10yo back home on his family reserve would be able to pick up and understand. While there are some pretty violent scenes in this book that may not be smooth sailing for every 10 year old, “500 YoR” does indeed have the ability to be a powerful starting point if you're new to indigenous histories in North America. As we watch demonstrations pop up all over the country in support of #Indigenous #resistance at #Unistoten on #Wetsuweten territory, it becomes a time for us listening in from far away to check in with our youngest to ask, "What do you know about colonization?" as well as "What do you know about resistance to colonization?" Because everyone should know about the events depicted in this comic. 🌟 #SJComix365 #IndigenousHistory #comics #graphichistory #gordhill #500yearsofresistance #BChistory https://www.instagram.com/p/BsfOfjPHbQY/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=mcsm1zrxee46

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Today's #SJComix365 is "Tenements, Towers & Trash: An Unconventional Illustrated History of New York City" by Julia Wertz (Black Dog & Leventhal, 2017). The lost history of Kim's Video, the complicated and unresolved business of Ray's Pizza, the vintage trash and horse bones that litter the shore of Brooklyn's Bottle Beach, the ludicrous pinball prohibition, Staten Island's secret abandoned boatyard. From bars, bakeries, and bookstores to food carts and street cleaners, this #graphichistory is perhaps one of the best ways to familiarize yourself with NYC's long and complex history. Books like this show us the multitude of ways we can better understand the places we live and visit. ✨ #NYC #Tenements #Towers #trash #NYChistory #juliawertz #cityscapes #illustration https://www.instagram.com/p/BwK3gdXA_4T/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1vxakmuof29y

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Today's #SJComix365 is "Drawn to Change: Graphic Histories of Working class Struggle". This work was a true collaboration between artists, activists and scholars, exploring the rich veins of union history in Canada. Including some screenshots of my chapter, "Coal Mountain". ✨ #comics #graphicnovels #graphichistory #workingclasshistory #CdnHistory #comicsscholarship https://www.instagram.com/p/BwDbDI4ga2q/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=482gk0clzdwx

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From the NYT bestselling author of 'The Invention of Nature' is one of the year's most exciting new releases IMO, today's #SJComix365 is "The Adventures of Alexander Von Humboldt" by Andrea Wulf (Author) and Lillian Melcher ( @pantheon, 2019 ). Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) is a well-known scientist + explorer. His most revolutionary idea was a radical vision of nature as a complex + interconnected global force that does not exist for the use of humankind alone. Humboldt predicted human-induced climate change. His theories + ideas were profoundly influenced by a 5yr exploration of South America, which is largely where this #graphicnovel takes place. It will be a great crash course for a noteworthy thinker, one who influenced iconic figures like Simón Bolívar, Thomas Jefferson, Charles Darwin, and John Muir. Can't wait to read it. 🌟 #graphicbiography #graphichistory #comics #nonfiction #climatechange #ecology #scicomm #bolivar #darwin #jefferson #humboldt https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv6_cYLAYhV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16qkltqi1ads1

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Today's #SJComix365 is "Fallout: J. Robert Oppenheimer, Leo Szilard, and The Political Science Of The Atomic Bomb" by Jim Ottaviani. It's not every day you see a comic written by someone with a masters degree in nuclear engineering. Jim Ottaviani and GT Labs do great science history comics and 'Fallout' is no exception; it's both an early #graphichistory and scientific crash-course on the bomb, as well as a #graphicbiography of sorts for Oppenheimer and Szilard, who worked on the project together but had very different outlooks. 'Fallout' explores the fundamental politics, science, and moral questions of the nuclear bomb in a stunning comic that can be enjoyed in one sitting. ✨ #comics #graphicnovels #gtlabs #fallout #oppenheimer #szilard #nuclearwar #nuclearhistory #historyofthebomb #atomicwarfare #atomicbomb #atombomb #jimottaviani #comicsfortheclassroom #comicsintheclassroom #interdisciplinarystudies #interdisciplinarycomics #comicsscholarship https://www.instagram.com/p/BvzLaQWgACm/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=jhvbij9qbwef

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Today's entry of #SJComix365 is "She the People: A Graphic History of Uprisings, Breakdowns, Setbacks, Revolts, & Enduring Hope on the Unfinished Road to Women's Equality" by Jen Deaderick (Author), Rita Sapunor (Illustrator) @ritalately ( @SealPress, 2019). . In March 2017, Nevada surprised the rest of America by suddenly ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment--35 years after the deadline had passed. Hey, better late than never, right? Then, lo and behold, a few months later, Illinois followed suit. Hurrah! That left the ERA just one state short of the congressional minimum for ratification. One state--and a legacy of shame--are what stand between American women and full legislated equality. . 'She the People' takes on the campaign for change by offering a cheekily illustrated, sometimes sarcastic, and all-too-true account of women's evolving rights and citizenship. Divided into 12 historical periods between 1776 and today, journalist, historian, and activist Jen Deaderick takes readers on a walk down the ERA's rocky road to become part of our Constitution by highlighting changes in the legal status of women alongside the significant cultural and social influences of the time, so women's history is revealed as an integral part of U.S. history, and not a tangential sideline. . She the People is informative, clever, and a vital reminder that women still aren't fully accepted as equal citizens in America. 🌟 #ERA #equalrightsamendment #shethepeople #womensrights #equality #feminism #USpoli #UShistory #graphichistory #feministcomics #feministreads https://www.instagram.com/p/BvRRceCg0OZ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=rw3a8j7ik55f

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Today's entry of #SJComix365 is "Our Lady of Birth Control: A Cartoonist's Encounter with Margaret Sanger" by Sabrina Jones (Soft Skull Press, 2016) Working-class nurse. Mother of three. Labor organizer. Margaret Sanger — best known as a pioneer of birth control — was revolutionary in more ways than one, whose name is not unmarried by controversy from both the right and the left. In Sabrina Jones’s graphic biography, the author illustrates an incredible life (1879–1966), framing this sequential portrait with her own personal experiences of coming of age at the height of the sexual revolution. During her lifetime, Sanger transformed herself from a working-class nurse to an exuberant free-lover and savvy manipulator of the media, the law, and wealthy supporters. Through direct action, propaganda, exile, and imprisonment, she ultimately succeeded in bringing legal access to birth control to women of all classes. Sanger’s revolutionary actions established organizations that eventually evolved into Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Sabrina Jones’s autobiographical sections of the book show her journey into activist art in response to the anti-feminist backlash of the Reagan era. From street theater and protest graphics to alternative comics, her path follows in some (if not all) of Margaret’s footsteps. ✨ #sabrinajones #softskullpress #margaretsanger #ourladyofbirthcontrol #graphicnovel #graphicbiography #graphichistory https://www.instagram.com/p/BurJJoegUUJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=pz1exrvka2hl

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On this day in 1871, Polish socialist Rosa Luxemburg was born. So today's #SJComix365 is "Red Rosa" by Kate Evans (Verso Books, 2015). A giant of the political left, Rosa Luxemburg is one of the foremost minds in the canon of 20th century socialist thought. More than just a thinker/theorist, she made herself heard in a world hostile to the voices of strong-willed women, and Jews. This graphic novel helps to illustrate a vivid life--detailing her many friendships, her intimate relationships, and her love of science, nature and art. Always opposed to the First World War, when others on the German left were swept up on a tide of nationalism, she was imprisoned and murdered in 1919 fighting for a revolution she knew to be impossible. Red Rosa introduces this giant to a new generation, and hopefully inspires us all to think about and demand our own impossibles. ✨ #redrosa #kateevans #verso #versobooks #socialistreads #rosaluxemburg #graphicbiography #graphichistory #comicsbywomen #comicsaboutwomen #feministreads #socialism #revolutionarysocialism #happybirthdayrosa https://www.instagram.com/p/BuoURITgo-_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1j47kzlbsh8v8

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Welcome to MARCH everyone! As International Women’s Day approaches, we’re looking at a month of #comics about #feminist issues and #womenshistory. Starting things off is “BRAZEN: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World” a new release by Pénélope Bagieu -@penelopeb. Short, concise histories of women who work in art and design, science and technology, politics and the home. Visually beautiful and absolutely bound to teach you about some ladies you never knew (but needed to), I would even go so far as to characterize reading this title as “a delightful romp.” Check it out for yourself or pick it up for a younger feminist in your life. #brazen #feministreads #IWD #womenincomics #feministhistory #comics #graphicnovels #graphichistories #graphichistory #socialjustice #Womensrights #readfeministbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/BuelF7Dg4Y5/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hp7oq7p1u5g1