Illustrated Nonfiction in the Screen Age

<p>The addictive qualities of our phones and incessant demands on our attention pose consequential challenges to individuals and the collective. In the age of screens, what are illustrated nonfiction books uniquely positioned to offer modern audiences? This essay seeks to understand how the genre can serve as one possible antidote to the infinite scroll. I examine the qualities of three illustrated nonfiction texts: Abbi Jacobson’s I Might Regret This, Shaina Feinberg and Julia Rothman’s How We Got By, and Nora Krug’s Diaries of War. The essay considers how the slower pace of the reading experience, the careful curation of image and text, and the factual nature of the stories may serve as a reparative force for our frayed nerves.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Illustration & Visual Culture

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Graduate School of Art

Year dc:date.available

2025

Author dc:creator

• Klaras, Katie

• illustrated nonfiction
• illustration
• visual journalism
• illustrated profiles
• journalism
• Art and Design
• Fine Arts

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/mfa_illustration/45

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:openscholarship.wustl.edu:mfa_illustration-1049