Sarah Glidden: Rolling blackouts (2016, Drawn & Quarterly)
298 pages
English language
Published Jan. 6, 2016 by Drawn & Quarterly.
"Cartoonist Sarah Glidden accompanies her two friends--reporters and founders of a journalism non-profit--as they research potential stories on the effects of the Iraq War on the Middle East and, specifically, the war's refugees. Joining the trio is a childhood friend and former Marine whose past service in Iraq adds an unexpected and sometimes unwelcome viewpoint, in the eyes of the people they come across and perhaps even their own. As the crew works their way through Turkey, Iraq, and Syria, Glidden observes the reporters as they ask civilians, refugees, and officials, "Who are you?" Everyone has a story to tell: the Iranian blogger, the United Nations refugee administrator, a taxi driver, the Iraqi refugee deported from the US, the Iraqis seeking refuge in Syria, and even the American Marine."--Back cover.
A very interesting book that suffers a little from not being quite sure which thing it's going to be:
There's a memoir here about a specific trip
There's some first-hand journalism about the places visited
* There's a meditation about what journalism is
The thing is that it's actually quite good at all three things, but they do trip over each other a bit.
A very interesting book that suffers a little from not being quite sure which thing it's going to be:
There's a memoir here about a specific trip
There's some first-hand journalism about the places visited
* There's a meditation about what journalism is
The thing is that it's actually quite good at all three things, but they do trip over each other a bit.
A very interesting book that suffers a little from not being quite sure which thing it's going to be:
There's a memoir here about a specific trip
There's some first-hand journalism about the places visited
* There's a meditation about what journalism is
The thing is that it's actually quite good at all three things, but they do trip over each other a bit.
