Professor and Eisner Award-winning author Qiana Whitted dissects captions and corpses.
:"I think Hitler was a beginner compared to the comic-book industry. They get the children much younger."
EC Comics' publisher and co-editor William Gaines was called before the committee to answer Wertham's condemnation of EC Comics, in particular a story called "The Whipping." Gaines' testimony impressed Whitted. Gaines said that he was particularly proud of that story, because it was about the evils of racism and about how discrimination hurts everyone.
Gaines' defense hinged on the idea that the comics were giving children a map to know when to take the comics seriously and how to read them. That fascinated Whitted.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
NJ professor creates a music album for the history booksThis biology professor-turned-musician called on his school community to create songs for the history books! The album is called Once Upon Deep Time.
Read more »
Wharton professor who tested ChatGPT says AI can be an 'amazing tool'Insider tells the global tech, finance, markets, media, healthcare, and strategy stories you want to know.
Read more »
Wharton professor who tested ChatGPT says AI can be an 'amazing tool'Insider tells the global tech, finance, markets, media, healthcare, and strategy stories you want to know.
Read more »
Utah air quality is continuing to get worse, says USU professorA Utah State University professor says that Utahns are breathing some of the worst air we've seen in over a decade.
Read more »
How Harvard’s Star Computer-Science Professor Built a Distance-Learning EmpireFrom 2020: “It felt like the coolest video game I’d ever gotten my hands on,” one student said, after discovering recordings of lectures from Harvard’s introductory computer-science class on YouTube.
Read more »
Miami should begin 'preparing for evacuation' due to climate change, Berkeley professor arguesThe Nation offered a defense for evacuating the city of Miami on Friday to begin preparing the United States for incoming climate migration and prevent 'racial apartheid.'
Read more »