Syracuse University SURFACE Syracuse University Honors Program Capstone Syracuse University Honors Program Capstone Projects Projects Spring 5-1-2015 From Maus to Magneto: Exploring Holocaust Representation in Comic Books and Graphic Novels Rachel Elizabeth Mandel Syracuse University Follow this and additional works at: https://surface.syr.edu/honors_capstone Part of the American Literature Commons, American Popular Culture Commons, and the Jewish Studies Commons Recommended Citation Mandel, Rachel Elizabeth, "From Maus to Magneto: Exploring Holocaust Representation in Comic Books and Graphic Novels" (2015). Syracuse University Honors Program Capstone Projects. 846. https://surface.syr.edu/honors_capstone/846 This Honors Capstone Project is brought to you for free and open access by the Syracuse University Honors Program Capstone Projects at SURFACE. It has been accepted for inclusion in Syracuse University Honors Program Capstone Projects by an authorized administrator of SURFACE. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. From Maus to Magneto: Exploring Holocaust Representation in Comic Books and Graphic Novels A Capstone Project Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of the Renée Crown University Honors Program at Syracuse University Rachel Elizabeth Mandel Candidate for Bachelor of Arts and Renée Crown University Honors May 2015 Honors Capstone Project in Modern Judaic Studies Capstone Project Advisor: Zachary Braiterman, Professor Capstone Project Reader: Karen Hall, Assistant Honors Director Honors Director: Stephen Kuusisto, Director Date: May 5th, 2015 © Rachel Elizabeth Mandel 2015 ii Abstract The following Capstone project documents my research into the topic of Holocaust representation in comic books and graphic novels. Comics are an oft-overlooked medium in academic circles, so there is a distinct lack of scholarly works examining comics outside the fields of pop culture studies or comics art studies.