From perpetrator to victim and back again: the supervillain Magneto as a representative of the Holocaust in superhero comics
TitelFrom perpetrator to victim and back again: the supervillain Magneto as a representative of the Holocaust in superhero comics
Verfasser
Call number700.458405318/0001
Inventarnummer09103k
ErscheinungsortHeidelberg, Germany
Erscheinungsjahr
2010
Seitenpp179-202
MaterialArtikel
SerieAmerican studies ; v. 189
ISBN9783825357344
NotesArticle from the book 'The Holocaust, art, and taboo : transatlantic exchanges on the ethics and aesthetics of representation' pp179-202
Beschreibung
The authors reflect on the exceptions to the taboo of Holocaust representations in mainstream superhero comics and analyze one of these exceptions: the 'supervillain' Magneto. These comics approach the topic of the Holocaust in an educational and respectful way
