1.) 2 Tips For Writing Action Scenes. (2010,
November 24). Retrieved April 15, 2018, from https://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2010/11/23/12-tips-for-writing-action-scenes/
- This article provides instruction on how to effectively create action scenes in graphic memoirs
- It allows us to have greater appreciation on the different components required to create an effective and engaging graphic memoir such as Miriam Katin’s memoir
- This article provides instruction on how to effectively create action scenes in graphic memoirs
- It allows us to have greater appreciation on the different components required to create an effective and engaging graphic memoir such as Miriam Katin’s memoir
2.) Arnold, Andrew D. “No Need for Sensationalism.” Time, Time Inc., 1 June 2006, content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1199859,00.html.
This article will be used to highlight key points of the memoir. It also adds an in-depth perspective on the plot of the story based on religion. It will be used to support important factors on Miriam’s projection of the plot.
3.) Ciotti, G. (2018, March 01). The Psychology of Color in Marketing and Branding. Retrieved April 15, 2018, from https://www.helpscout.net/blog/psychology-of-color/
- This article describes how to effectively use color in a graphic memoir
- It gives us a better understanding to emotions Miriam Katin might have been attempting to convey via color
4.) Finding Your Memoir's Voice. (2012, September 14). Retrieved April 15, 2018, from http://www.writersdigest.com/qp7-migration-books/finding-your-memoirs-voice
- This article describes how the effective use of voice can make a memoir genuine and unique.
- It emphasizes the use of minute details to add life and color to a graphic memoir- It helps us appreciate what made Miriam Katin’s memoir so memorable
5.) Fivush, Robyn, et al. "Functions of Parent-Child Reminiscing about Emotionally Negative Events."Memory, vol. 11, no. 2, 2003, pp. 179-192., doi:10.1080/741938209.
This talks about parents and children reminiscing about negative events and how that affects with their coping.
6.) "Events."Miriam Katin, 19 Nov. 2009, www.miriamkatin.com/events/.
This website was the personal website of Miriam Katin where her official awards and write up about her was based on. It was helpful in credibility towards what work she produced, awards she received and other life facts about her.
This was in reference to the power of a title in Jessica's work. It talks about the domain of how people were during WWII and how scarce resources were.
8.) Jestin, Mathieu. “Comics and War.” Comics and War | EHNE, ehne.fr/en/article/wars-and-traces-war/representations-war/comics-and-war.
This webpage shares information written about memoirs created during and post-war. Specifically, comics and memoirs created in Europe during the first world war and whether they are an instrument of propaganda, heroisation or denunciation. This will be used to support the themes in Miriam’s memoir.
9.) Jewish Book Council. (n.d.). Retrieved April 15, 2018, from https://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/subject-reading-list/jews-and-comics
- This website offers an extensive list of graphic memoirs written by Jewish authors
- It allows us to discover the perspectives of author Jewish authors and how they are similar or different from Miriam’s.
- Also, Jewish history is discussed though these graphics memoirs
10.) Myers, Linda. “Memoir Writing — A Creative Path to Self Awareness.” Memories and Memoirs, 1 Mar. 2012, memoriesandmemoirs.com/memoir-writing-a-creative-path-to-self-awareness/.
This web page supports the topic of purpose. This article speaks of writing being a healing purpose for the soul, and is especially therapeutic for individuals that have experienced unique hardship, commonly seen in survivors of the war.
11.) Pennebaker, J. W. (2016, January 22). Inside Out or Outside In? The Challenge of Memoir Writing. Retrieved April 15, 2018, from http://namw.org/2016/01/inside-out-or-outside-in-the-challenge-of-memoir-writing/
- The challenges of writing a graphic memoir that is accurate is discussed in this article.
- This relates to the challenges that Miriam Katin may have had during her recollection of the events that took place when she was a young child
12.) Robbins, M. (2015). Using Graphic Memoirs to Discuss Social Justice Issues in the Secondary Classroom. Retrieved March 26, 2018 from https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/ALAN/v42n3/robbins.html
- This article describes how graphic memoirs may be used to educate students on historical events
- It describes graphics memoirs as an engaging form of delivering valuable educational content due to the use of images and colo
13.) Shanafelt, Robert. Politics and the Life Sciences Sep 2008: Vol. 27, Issue 2, pg(s) 13-27. http:..doi.org/10.2990/27_2_13 Abstract & References
This is to help promote the argument of how flags can be dominate in nature. Found more on Oscars post about color and the impact it can have.
14.) Traps, Yevgeniya. “An Enormous Amount of Pictures: In the Studio with Miriam Katin.” The Paris Review, 18 Apr. 2013, www.theparisreview.org/blog/2013/04/18/an-enormous-amount-of-pictures-in-the-studio-with-miriam-katin/.
This web page provides a personal insight to Miriam’s lifestyle as a writer. It will be used to describe different sources of Miriam’s inspiration when it comes to her writing process.
