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To review the 'graphic turn' in anthropology and evaluate how drawing, comics, and graphic narratives function as research methods, pedagogical tools, and modes of scholarly publication.

August 16, 2026Annual Review of Anthropology

Anthropology, Comics, and Graphic Narratives

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To review the 'graphic turn' in anthropology and evaluate how drawing, comics, and graphic narratives function as research methods, pedagogical tools, and modes of scholarly publication.
Reviewed historical and contemporary intersections between visual anthropology, multimodal scholarship, and comics theory.
Analyzed the integration of drawing practices in fieldwork alongside the production of long-form graphic memoirs and graphic journalism.
Characterized comics as an embodied, dynamic, and collaborative medium that expands traditional ethnographic representation.
Identified mutual benefits where comics provide anthropology with accessible and affective communication modes, while anthropology enriches comics with cultural depth.

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Review examines the integration of comics in anthropological inquiry, highlighting visual storytelling as an embodied, collaborative, and multimodal research medium.

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Hamdy et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Review examines the integration of comics in anthropological inquiry, highlighting visual storytelling as an embodied, collaborative, and multimodal research medium.

Anthropology, Comics, and Graphic Narratives

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