About all of it, and broadly, because that is how I’ve been thinking about it: in broad terms. And think about it I certainly have. In fact — and I do not mean this in any hard core academic sense (though maybe I should profess otherwise) — I’ve thought and spoken about this class far […]
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Posted in Aaron and Ahmed on Apr 1st, 2012
Aaron and Ahmed was the first comic book, or graphic novel, that I had ever read. Needless to say, I was completely distracted by the pictures, and I missed a very important detail the first time I read it. The main character’s last name is Goodman, which then caused me to think about whether or […]
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Posted in Aaron and Ahmed on Mar 25th, 2012
Both Aaron and Ahmed and the 9/11 Report felt like something completely new and surprising to me. I had never thought of comics as a medium to explore real historical events and even less tragic events such as terrorist attacks. I suppose that the use of a comic book format seeks to reach a broader […]
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Posted in Aaron and Ahmed on Mar 8th, 2012
Continuing off of the momentum of my previous post, I want to mention something from Aaron and Ahmed by which I’m incredibly intrigued. That something is, of course, the relationship between Aaron and Ahmed. And when I say “relationship,” I don’t just mean the fact that they’re together for virtually the entire book. The attention […]
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… how many times I said the word “sex” during my presentation. Also, the words “vulnerable” and “um.” I’ve seldom in my life felt as preachy as I did during my presentation yesterday. I realized later that this is because I feel very strongly about what I was evaluating. Now, instead of continuing to talk […]
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Posted in Aaron and Ahmed on Mar 6th, 2012
I don’t hate this book because of the format. Although I am not particularly familiar with graphic novels, I enjoy the irony of a tale presented in such a medium in which the characters are afraid to look at images because those images might spark a hidden memory or impulse. I hate this book because […]
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Posted in Aaron and Ahmed on Mar 6th, 2012
Since we’re now beginning discussions of the graphic novel Aaron and Ahmed, I’ve shared with you on Google Docs a couple of excerpts from the “graphic adaptation” of the 9/11 report. Here, as well, is the link to the actual 9/11 Commission’s Final Report.
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