Narratives of Nostalgia and Repair in American Comics and Literature: (Dis)Abling Exceptionalism - Hardcover
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Narratives of Nostalgia and Repair in American Comics and Literature: (Dis)Abling Exceptionalism
Through a study of both novels and comic books of 20th and 21st century, this book claims that it is not possible to create any narrative of exceptionalism without also manufacturing a sense of nostalgia for a past that may or may not have existed. Acts of personal or historical repair are central to such nostalgia and symptomatic of a desire to both escape and confront difficult pasts. The myth...
Dr Aanchal Vij completed her PhD in contemporary American literature and graphic narratives from the University of Sussex, UK. Her current research explores the relationship between disability, race, and comics. Her work has appeared in Critical Essays on BoJack Horseman (2023) and Comics and Catharsis: Exploring Graphic Narratives of Trauma and Healing (2025). She currently works as an Editor at...
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