Dean Trippe芒鈧劉s Something Terrible & Subverting Narratives of Suffering
March 23, 12:00pm - 1:15pm
Mānoa Campus, Kuykendall 410
The iconic narrative of Batman芒鈧劉s strength and humanity in the face of adversity undeniably inspires real-world individuals to achieve similar kinds of personal rehabilitation and success. In this talk, I claim that Dean Trippe芒鈧劉s Something Terrible (2013), an 芒鈧揳utobiographic fan comic芒鈧 depicting his traumatic childhood experiences as a male rape survivor, re-tools the traditionally 芒鈧搈acho芒鈧 superhero subgenre to subvert dominant societal narratives of masculinity and vulnerability. By doing so, Something Terrible challenges the sociocultural norms that make it nearly impossible for men to talk about, let alone publicize, their trauma, and creates a 芒鈧搒afe space芒鈧 for such important discussions to occur.
Nicole Kurashige teaches introductory English at the University of Hawai芒鈧渋 at M脛聛noa. Her research interests include trauma narratives, graphic (auto)biographies, pop cultural studies, comics studies, and video game studies. In addition to teaching, Nicole is currently enrolled as an unclassified graduate student as she awaits her acceptance to a Ph.D. program.
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Center for Biographical Research, Mānoa Campus
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