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Drawing a Dialogue, Episode 4: The Wertham Special
Manage episode 189958093 series 1676014
Infamously known as the author of the 1954 book 'Seduction of the Innocent' + blamed for the demise of the Golden Age of comics, German psychiatrist Fredric Wertham is more than a censorship scapegoat. Cathy + e discuss his career as a medical psychiatrist, advocate for African American mental healthcare, + talk about the biases + legitimacies behind this controversial figure.
For episode citation: https://comicarted.com/blog/2017/8/18/drawing-a-dialogue-episode-4
62 episodes
Manage episode 189958093 series 1676014
Infamously known as the author of the 1954 book 'Seduction of the Innocent' + blamed for the demise of the Golden Age of comics, German psychiatrist Fredric Wertham is more than a censorship scapegoat. Cathy + e discuss his career as a medical psychiatrist, advocate for African American mental healthcare, + talk about the biases + legitimacies behind this controversial figure.
For episode citation: https://comicarted.com/blog/2017/8/18/drawing-a-dialogue-episode-4
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