Tag: comics

  • An unholy union? Forced marriage and comics

    If you have been following our project, it will not surprise you to hear the words “forced marriage” and “comic” in the same sentence. Now you have the opportunity to see our forced marriage comic in action. How exciting! I am doing a public talk on 8 November, 5-7pm, in the Kolbox space at The…

  • New journal article!

    After our blog post for BERA, I am delighted to now share the longer article version with you. In the blog post, we reflect on comics as a teaching tool, using Emina’s story as an example. We argue that comics equip students with visual literacy skills in education, and (maybe more importantly) with critical thinking…

  • Return of the Gods: Comic Books and Classical Literature at Liverpool World Museum

    The World Museum in Liverpool is currently hosting the exhibition Return of the Gods. It shows a collection of over 100 statues that have never been seen together before. It’s a great exhibition, and I recommend you go (if you can – it closes in February). But why am I talking about it here? Well,…

  • Close Reading The Conversation: Forced Marriage and Human Trafficking

    Of course, we aren’t the only folks talking about forced marriage. It’s such a pervasive issue that it’s being addressed around the world. Though this is troubling in terms of how widespread the problem is, it is also reassuring to know that there are a multitude of diverse people tackling it in different ways. For…

  • Alex Says Goodbye

    “I believe in comics,” I said in my job interview for the research assistant role. I remember it distinctly because I cringed about it afterwards. Oh no, I thought, aghast. Why did I say that? It sounded so earnest, so cheesy. What if I came across as insincere?? I squirmed, I blushed, I gnashed my…

  • Conflict-related forced marriage in Army Of God: Joseph Kony’s War in Central Africa 

    Do you remember #BringBackOurGirls? Or the Yezidi women forced into marriage by members of ISIS? They are two of many examples of conflict-related forced marriage. Across many but not all conflicts, a similar pattern emerges. Women and girls are taken by male fighters, forced to marry them, and subjected to various forms of physical, sexual…

  • Get to Know the Team: Anja Koermer

    Who are you? Anja Koermer, Careers Manager for the Lydiate Learning Trust which includes Childwall Sports and Science Academy and Deyes High School. When did you first become interested in careers? I’ve always been fascinated by people and careers work gives me the opportunity to inspire people of all ages to discover possibilities, support them…

  • Let’s Talk About Human Rights and Forced Marriage! – How We Launched Our Comic

    It has taken about thirteen years to arrive at this moment. From the very first glimmer of inspiration in Hannah’s postgraduate mind, to December 2023, with a comic in our hands and a teaching pack online. This year alone has been a whirlwind of school visits, art revisions, and data collection, as well as feedback…

  • A Review of Daria: A Roma Woman’s Journey 

    After reviewing Team Muhafiz and the Child Raiders and Cash Cow, I would like to add Daria: A Roma Woman’s Journey to our list of forced marriage comics.   Source Together, they are painting a more and more complex picture of forced marriage.  They show that forced marriages are a global problem. Statistically speaking, forced marriages…

  • Cash Cow: A Review

    How do I review something so raw and biographical as the multimedia comic, Cash Cow? As a scholar of the arts and humanities, I’m used to assessing fictional gambits like symbol, metaphor and narrative. But this is real. This happened to a living girl – a child – and it’s happening to other children even…