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ERIC Number: EJ1431512
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 3
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1933-8341
EISSN: EISSN-1752-6884
Exploring the Geographical Lens, Citizenship, and Belonging in the Graphic Novel: "Baddawi" by Leila Abdelrazaq
Ryan Brown
Geography Teacher, v21 n2 p83-85 2024
In this student analysis, Ryan Brown examines two critical themes from the global migration literature found throughout Leila Abdelrazaq's graphic novel "Baddawi," including the "geographical lens" and "citizenship and belonging." The author intertwines these themes throughout her story by depicting her father Ahmad's struggles growing up in a Palestinian refugee camp called Baddawi in Northern Lebanon. Through Leila's words and illustrations, the graphic novel follows the protagonist as he makes his way through his childhood and introduces the reader to the toils that come with beginning a new life and creating a new home in a new place. The novel showcases how important the themes of "citizenship and belonging" are to the identity of a people and illustrates how the "geographical lens" informs their turbulent existence in a country that welcomes them with reservations (Skop 2019). The use of images throughout the novel helps tell this story by creating an emotional connection to the protagonist and his struggles finding his place away from the only home he has ever known.
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Language: English
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