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By: Illustrated Man, #7 – Shane, the Lone Ethnographer | Savage Minds

Illustrated Man, #7 – Shane, the Lone Ethnographer | Savage Minds — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 03:47:06 +0000

[…] I’ve had great responses from my colleagues in the Council on Anthropology and Education (CAE) and loads of support from most of my UMass colleagues. As for those folks out there who are not supportive, who say that my work isn’t anthropology, isn’t “real” or “rigorous” or adequate or legitimate scholarship, I think a lot of them are responding to real and radical changes in academia over the last few years. In terms of the shifting sands of the old knowledge economies writ large, some degree of insecurity is understandable. On one hand I want to encourage them to reflect upon the nature and purpose of their work in light of these changes — but on another hand I want them to just mind my swath. (That, by the way, is a quote from another comic artist and Grinnell College alum, Zander Cannon.) […]

By: Andrew Galley

Andrew Galley — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:50:09 +0000

Logicomix is fantastic not only in its own right, but in the way it serves as a litmus test/catalyst for debates about its fidelity to Russell’s legacy and the legacy of “mathematical positivism” (much like the debate between the characters in the book, really!). It’s fun to ask philosophers and mathematicians what they thought of the book and watch the intellectual sparks fly.

By: Matt Thompson

Matt Thompson — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:43:16 +0000

@John - I haven't read much from that genre, but yes its my understanding that learning through comics is much more mainstream in Japan than it is in the U.S. I've only just learned to read right to left! On a side note Project X - Nissan Cup Noodle is a fascinating commodity history. I've recommended it to students in my Food and Culture class. @Andrew - I'd really like to do some Guy Delisle and Joe Sacco (how can you say no to a comic with a forward by Edward Said?), but it really depends on what I can get through my public library which, honestly, has a stunning range of adult graphic novel titles. I already spent all my Christmas money on Dykes to Watch Out For and Logicomix, which will appear in this collumn next. Well I picked up some Brian K Vaughn and Jamie Hernandez, but I probably can't spin that for an anthropological audience. I'm almost finished with Will Eisner's Life in the Big City which collects many of his best known works about NYC - that might get written up. I'd also like to do Aya by Marguerite Abouet which I checked out like 9 weeks ago and haven't read yet. If other have suggestions I'd love to hear them!

By: Andrew Galley

Andrew Galley — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:23:43 +0000

I should try to find this. 🙂 I’m a huge fan of these columns. Not having read it (yet!) I haven’t anything particularly intelligent to contribute.

Tell me, are you considering doing one on Guy Delisle’s Travelogues, such as Pyongyang and Burma Chronicles?

By: John McCreery

John McCreery — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 05:51:44 +0000

Nice. Very nice. Here in Japan, the use of comics to explain complex ideas has long been common. I recall, in particular, マンガ日本経済入門 (manga nihon keizai nyumon (1988)), which, as the title proclaims, is a comic-style introduction to Japan's economy.

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