Redrawing History: Visual Postmemory in Tardi’s 120, rue de la Gare

TitleRedrawing History: Visual Postmemory in Tardi’s 120, rue de la Gare
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2016
AuthorsJennifer Anderson Bliss
JournalMosaic: a journal for the interdisciplinary study of literature
Issue1
Pagination73
Abstract

This essay explores ways in which Tardi’s adaptation marks the otherwise apolitical narrative with historical indicators. Through the comics medium and the prolific use of shifting signifiers and monikers, the text grapples with the uneasy notion of a national identity threatened by Nazi occupation and the legacy of WWII.

Short TitleRedrawing History