How Should We Judge the Ethics of Illustrations in Graphic Medicine Novels?
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This essay argues that we should judge the illustrations in a graphic novel (often a memoir) in the context of the entire work. Judging a work on its emotive effects and the values it expresses, we can consider the ways a graphic novel represents the experience of illness, disability, or injury.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- AMA journal of ethics
دوره 20 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2018