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Joe Sacco

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Joe Sacco (born October 2, 1960) is a Maltese-American cartoonist and journalist. [1]

67 relations: @earth, Al Jazeera, Aldous Huxley, Alternative comics, American Book Awards, American Splendor, Bachelor of Arts, BBC, Beaverton, Oregon, Blues, Bosnian War, Brave New World, Catholic Church, Charlie Hebdo shooting, Chris Hedges, Colorado Avalanche, Comics journalism, Crown Colony of Malta, Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt, Drawn and Quarterly, Eisner Award, Eye (magazine), Fantagraphics Books, Footnotes in Gaza, Goražde, Guggenheim Fellowship, Gulf War, Harper's Magazine, Henry Holt and Company, Israeli–Palestinian conflict, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, Jonathan Cape, Khan Yunis, Kirkop, LA Weekly, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Maltese Americans, Maltese language, Mother Jones (magazine), National Hockey League, National Notary Association, New Journalism, Non-fiction comics, Notes from a Defeatist, Palestine (comics), Palestinian territories, Portland, Oregon, Poverty in the United States, Rafah, ..., RealAudio, Romance comics, Safe Area Goražde, Sarajevo, Satire, Sunset High School (Beaverton, Oregon), The Believer (magazine), The Comics Journal, The Fixer (comics), The Guardian, The Nation Institute, The Observer, The Ridenhour Prizes, The Village Voice, University of Oregon, War's End, Weekend America. Expand index (17 more) »

@earth

@earth is a 2011 book made by the London born (and based) photomontage artist Peter Kennard with Lebanese artist Tarek Salhany.

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Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera (translit,, literally "The Island", though referring to the Arabian Peninsula in context), also known as JSC (Jazeera Satellite Channel), is a state-funded broadcaster in Doha, Qatar, owned by the Al Jazeera Media Network.

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Aldous Huxley

Aldous Leonard Huxley (26 July 1894 – 22 November 1963) was an English writer, novelist, philosopher, and prominent member of the Huxley family.

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Alternative comics

Alternative comics cover a range of American comics that have appeared since the 1980s, following the underground comix movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s.

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American Book Awards

The American Book Award is an American literary award that annually recognizes a set of books and people for "outstanding literary achievement".

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American Splendor

American Splendor is a series of autobiographical comic books written by Harvey Pekar and drawn by a variety of artists.

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Bachelor of Arts

A Bachelor of Arts (BA or AB, from the Latin baccalaureus artium or artium baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, sciences, or both.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster.

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Beaverton, Oregon

Beaverton is a city in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.

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Blues

Blues is a music genre and musical form originated by African Americans in the Deep South of the United States around the end of the 19th century.

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Bosnian War

The Bosnian War was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995.

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Brave New World

Brave New World is a dystopian novel written in 1931 by English author Aldous Huxley, and published in 1932.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.299 billion members worldwide.

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Charlie Hebdo shooting

On 7 January 2015 at about 11:30 local time, two brothers, Saïd and Chérif Kouachi, forced their way into the offices of the French satirical weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris.

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Chris Hedges

Christopher Lynn Hedges (born September 18, 1956) is an American journalist, Presbyterian minister, and visiting Princeton University lecturer.

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Colorado Avalanche

The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado.

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Comics journalism

Comics journalism, or Graphic journalism, is a form of journalism that covers news or non-fiction events using the framework of comics – a combination of words and drawn images.

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Crown Colony of Malta

The Crown Colony of the Island of Malta and its Dependencies (commonly known as the Crown Colony of Malta) was a British colony in the present-day Republic of Malta.

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Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt

Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt is a 2012 illustrated non-fiction book authored by Chris Hedges and illustrated by Joe Sacco, chronicling life in poverty in different parts of the United States.

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Drawn and Quarterly

Drawn and Quarterly is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics.

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Eisner Award

The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books, sometimes referred to as the comics industry's equivalent of the Oscar Awards.

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Eye (magazine)

For the Toronto-based weekly see Eye Weekly. Eye magazine, the international review of graphic design, is a quarterly print magazine on graphic design and visual culture.

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Fantagraphics Books

Fantagraphics Books is an American publisher of alternative comics, classic comic strip anthologies, magazines, graphic novels, and the erotic Eros Comix imprint.

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Footnotes in Gaza

Footnotes in Gaza is a journalistic graphic novel by Joe Sacco about two bloody incidents during the Suez Crisis.

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Goražde

Goražde (Горажде) is a city and the administrative center of Bosnian-Podrinje Canton Goražde of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Guggenheim Fellowship

Guggenheim Fellowships are grants that have been awarded annually since 1925 by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts".

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Gulf War

The Gulf War (2 August 199028 February 1991), codenamed Operation Desert Shield (2 August 199017 January 1991) for operations leading to the buildup of troops and defense of Saudi Arabia and Operation Desert Storm (17 January 199128 February 1991) in its combat phase, was a war waged by coalition forces from 35 nations led by the United States against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.

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Harper's Magazine

Harper's Magazine (also called Harper's) is a monthly magazine of literature, politics, culture, finance, and the arts.

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Henry Holt and Company

Henry Holt and Company is an American book publishing company based in New York City.

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Israeli–Palestinian conflict

The Israeli–Palestinian conflict (Ha'Sikhsukh Ha'Yisraeli-Falestini; al-Niza'a al-Filastini-al-Israili) is the ongoing struggle between Israelis and Palestinians that began in the mid-20th century.

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John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation was founded in 1925 by Olga and Simon Guggenheim in memory of their son, who died on April 26, 1922.

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Jonathan Cape

Jonathan Cape is a London publishing firm founded in 1921 by Herbert Jonathan Cape, who was head of the firm until his death in 1960.

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Khan Yunis

Khan Yunis (خان يونس, also spelled Khan Younis or Khan Yunus; translation: Caravansary Jonah) is a city in the southern Gaza Strip.

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Kirkop

Kirkop (Ħal Kirkop) is a village in the Southern Region of Malta.

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LA Weekly

LA Weekly is a free weekly alternative newspaper in Los Angeles, California.

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Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper which has been published in Los Angeles, California since 1881.

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Los Angeles Times Book Prize

Since 1980, the Los Angeles Times has awarded a set of annual book prizes.

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Maltese Americans

Maltese Americans are Americans with Maltese ancestry.

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Maltese language

Maltese (Malti) is the national language of Malta and a co-official language of the country alongside English, while also serving as an official language of the European Union, the only Semitic language so distinguished.

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Mother Jones (magazine)

Mother Jones (abbreviated MoJo) is a progressive American magazine that focuses on news, commentary, and investigative reporting on topics including politics, the environment, human rights, and culture.

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National Hockey League

The National Hockey League (NHL; Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH) is a professional ice hockey league in North America, currently comprising 31 teams: 24 in the United States and 7 in Canada.

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National Notary Association

The National Notary Association (NNA) is an American nonprofit organization at 9350 De Soto Avenue, Chatsworth, California, which provides education to and about notaries public.

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New Journalism

New Journalism is a style of news writing and journalism, developed in the 1960s and 1970s, which uses literary techniques deemed unconventional at the time.

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Non-fiction comics

Non-fiction comics, also known as graphic non-fiction, is non-fiction in the comics medium, embracing a variety of formats from comic strips to trade paperbacks.

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Notes from a Defeatist

Notes from a Defeatist is a collection of short journalistic comics by Joe Sacco.

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Palestine (comics)

Palestine is a non-fiction graphic novel written and drawn by Joe Sacco about his experiences in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip in December 1991 and January 1992.

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Palestinian territories

Palestinian territories and occupied Palestinian territories (OPT or oPt) are terms often used to describe the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip, which are occupied or otherwise under the control of Israel.

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Portland, Oregon

Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Multnomah County.

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Poverty in the United States

Poverty is a state of deprivation, lacking the usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions.

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Rafah

Rafah (رفح) is a Palestinian city and refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip.

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RealAudio

RealAudio is a proprietary audio format developed by RealNetworks and first released in April 1995.

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Romance comics

Romance comics is a comics genre depicting strong and close romantic love and its attendant complications such as jealousy, marriage, divorce, betrayal, and heartache.

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Safe Area Goražde

Safe Area Goražde is a journalistic comic book about the Bosnian War, written by Joe Sacco.

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Sarajevo

Sarajevo (see names in other languages) is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its current administrative limits.

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Satire

Satire is a genre of literature, and sometimes graphic and performing arts, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into improvement.

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Sunset High School (Beaverton, Oregon)

Sunset High School is a public high school in Beaverton, Oregon, United States.

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The Believer (magazine)

The Believer is an American bimonthly magazine of interviews, essays, and reviews.

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The Comics Journal

The Comics Journal, often abbreviated TCJ, is an American magazine of news and criticism pertaining to comic books, comic strips and graphic novels.

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The Fixer (comics)

The Fixer is a journalistic comic on the Bosnian War, written by Joe Sacco.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Nation Institute

The Nation Institute is a nonprofit media organization associated with The Nation magazine.

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The Observer

The Observer is a British newspaper published on Sundays.

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The Ridenhour Prizes

The Ridenhour Prizes are awards in four categories given annually in recognition of those "who persevere in acts of truth-telling that protect the public interest, promote social justice or illuminate a more just vision of society".

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The Village Voice

The Village Voice is an American news and culture paper, known for being the country's first alternative newsweekly.

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University of Oregon

The University of Oregon (also referred to as UO, U of O or Oregon) is a public flagship research university in Eugene, Oregon.

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War's End

War's End is a journalistic comic about the Bosnian War written by Joe Sacco.

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Weekend America

Weekend America was a weekly public radio program dealing with news, popular culture, the arts and more.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Sacco

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