The Jewish Graphic Novel: Critical Approaches »

Samantha Baskind is an associate professor of art history at Cleveland State University. She is the author of Raphael Soyer and the Search for Modern Jewish Art.

Ranen Omer-Sherman is Gabelli Senior Scholar of Arts and Sciences and an associate professor of English at the University of Miami. He is the author of Israel in Exile: Jewish Writing and the Desert.

The Jewish Graphic Novel is a lively, interdisciplinary collection of essays that addresses critically acclaimed works in this subgenre of Jewish literary and artistic culture. Featuring insightful discussions of notable figures in the industry—such as Will Eisner, Art Spiegelman, and Joann Sfar—the essays focus on the how graphic novels are increasingly being used in Holocaust memoir and fiction, and to portray Jewish identity in America and abroad.