1st Edition

Gender and Sexuality in Israeli Graphic Novels

By Matt Reingold Copyright 2022
116 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

116 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

116 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book explores how Israeli graphic novelists present depictions of masculinity and femininity that differ from conventional portrayals of gender in Israeli society, rejecting the ways that hypermasculinity and docile femininity have come to be associated with men and women. The book is the first to explore Israeli graphic novels through the lens of gender. It argues that breaking down... Read more

Introduction

1. Complex Masculinities and the not-so-Macho Man in Israeli Graphic Novels

2. Outspoken and Adventurous Women in Israeli Graphic Novels

3. Gender, Minorities, and the Hebrew Graphic Novel

Conclusion

Biography

Matt Reingold is a member of the Jewish History and Jewish Thought departments at TanenbaumCHAT in Toronto, Canada. He earned his PhD from York University, Canada, and his doctoral research focused on the intersection between arts-based learning and Jewish Education. He has published articles on Jewish and Israeli graphic novels, Israel education, and arts-based Jewish education.