Maus and the Power of Images
About this episode
This episode examines the impact of Art Spiegelman's Maus on the perception of comics as serious literature and discusses the recent resurgence of censorship against it.
Art Spiegelman’s Maus almost single-handedly elevated comics from throw-away inserts in newspapers to a serious literary art worthy of winning the highest award in book publishing. But it’s not an accident that this book is coming back to us now. Maus was swept once again into the public eye three years ago, when the conservative movement to target marginalized stories took aim at the beloved graphic novel. In this episode, we examine how comic book censorship in the 1950s led to the creation...
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