Hillary Chute on Maus Now: Why Art Spiegelman's Classic Remains As Relevant Today As It Was When First Serialized in 1980


Author: Andrew Keen October 8, 2022 Duration: 37:46
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Hillary Chute on Maus Now: Why Art Spiegelman's Classic Remains As Relevant Today As It Was When First Serialized in 1980

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now.

In this episode, Andrew is joined by Hillary Chute, author of Maus Now. This conversation was done in partnership with the Miami Book Fair.

HILLARY CHUTE is an American literary scholar and an expert on comics and graphic narratives. She is Distinguished Professor of English and Art + Design at Northeastern University and the author or editor of seven titles on comics, including, most recently, her book, Why Comics? From Underground to Everywhere. She is a comics and graphic novels columnist for The New York Times Book Review.


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