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“Old Father, Old Artificer” The Father-Child Relationship in Bechdel’s “Fun Home” & the Similarities in Baldwin’s “Notes of a Native Son”

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Rachel

Alison Bechdel and James Baldwin are two seemingly disparate writers. While Bechdel is concerned with queerness in contemporary American culture, Baldwin concerns himself with the place of African Americans in pre Civil Rights Movement America. Yet, they are united, not … Continue reading →

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A Fictional Father

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Meaghan K.

It seems that the only way Alison Bechdel can understand her father, along with her father’s relationship to her mother, his love interests and children is by use of allusions to other fictional characters.  Throughout her tragicomic, Bechdel relies heavily … Continue reading →

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Nefarious Plan

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Mia
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