Moral ambiguity and the representation of genocide – is there a limit to what can be depicted?

  • Written by: Charlotte Grace Mackay, Lecturer in European Languages (French), Monash University
Moral ambiguity and the representation of genocide – is there a limit to what can be depicted?Nyamata Memorial Site, Rwanda.Wikimedia commons

On January 10 2022, the McMinn County School Board in Tennessee voted unanimously to remove Art Spiegelman’s graphic novel Maus from the school’s curriculum, and ban it. The board cited concerns about nudity and profanity, implicitly raising broader questions about the book’s...

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