Resisting inattention: Narratives of resistance for a mass audience

This article addresses the questions, ambiguities, ethics and possibilities of creating bio-fictions of resistance in postcolonial contexts. My first graphic novel, The Trial of Roger Casement , depicted a man whose legacy has been fought over for more than a century. Through the lens of queer and postcolonial theory, I reflect upon my published work, work-in-progress and the wider context of the postcolonial graphic novel. I ask what the ethical responsibilities are of writer/artists when depicting histories of marginalized, othered groups and also how graphic narratives of resistance can engage audiences with larger narratives of decolonial and queer dissent.