@tahneeroksman
Associate professor of writing, literature, and journalism; writes about comics, Jewish lit and culture, feminism, for NPR and others; some books on some things; Brooklyn, NY. Illustration by L. Finck. More at tahneeroksman.com
Looking forward to my upcoming book talk with the CUNY Academy next Wednesday, March 4 @ 2pm. Zoom details here and below; ignore the big photo of my face! www.shorturl.at/gFUbd
Thank you to @forward.com for sharing HBI's new exhibition WHO WILL DRAW OUR HISTORY? WOMENβS GRAPHIC NARRATIVES OF THE HOLOCAUST, 1944-1949, guest curated by historian Rachel Perry. forward.com/yiddish/8055... #yiddish #jewishwomen #jewishhistory #holocaust #jewsky #holocaustsurvivor #brandeis
I can't get over this number: in 2007, there were 360,000 newspaper jobs. Now, there are 80,000. "My local paper sucked!" Sure. What sucks even more? The void. "I get all my news from the Guardian!" No, the Guardian doesn't report on your town council, your school board, local cops.
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That is the most impressive free library I've seen yet!
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Join HBI tomorrow, Tuesday, 4 PM EST online for a special panel discussion on Jewish Women's Graphic Novels about the Holocaust with Rachel Perry, Victoria Aarons, @tahneeroksman.bsky.social and @cschallie.bsky.social. bit.ly/JewishWomens...
Fantastic preview of just the START of the year in comics publishing from The Beat's Nancy Powell. So many incredible books coming out.
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientistβbecause the person felt she did didnβt deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Next Friday at Bryn Mawr!! I canβt wait!
βWho Will Draw Our History?" brings together over 75 works of early Holocaust memory created by 10 Jewish survivors. Guest curated by Rachel E. Perry with Kniznick Gallery @brandeisuniversity.bsky.social arts coordinator Olivia Baldwin. Open now until April 30.
www.brandeis.edu/hbi/artist-p...
Text: Jewish Women's Graphic Novels About the Holocaust, below: headshots of Rachel Perry, Victoria Aarons, Tahneer Oksman, and Charlotte SchalliΓ©, Text below: Rachel Perry, Victoria Aarons, Tahneer Oksman, and Charlotte Schallie
FEB 10: Jewish Women's Graphic Novels About the Holocaust, mod. by Rachel Perry w/ Victoria Aarons, @tahneeroksman.bsky.social & @cschallie.bsky.social.
A companion to HBIβs exhibit, Who Will Draw Our History? Womenβs Graphic Narratives of the Holocaust. 4 PM EST, ONLINE Reg: bit.ly/JewishWomens...
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
For @npr.org I reviewed the graphic novel companion to Jonathan Haidtβs The Anxious Generation. Parents and teachers especially: what do you think?
www.npr.org/2026/01/27/n...
Keywords/Keyimages in Graphic Medicine book cover on the left with a blurb from Juliet McMullin on the right, which reads: "Keywords/Keyimages celebrates our differences and shared humanity, providing new perspectives through which we can reflect on and, ultimately, reshape the structures that define health and healing." 30% off with code NR 26 www.psupress.org
It's happening!! Pub date of Keywords/Keyimages in Graphic Medicine is just 2 weeks away. Order now with code NR26 & get 30% off @psupress.bsky.social!
#GraphicMedicine
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Looking forward to this upcoming trip to Santiago, Chile, for: Philosophy, Grief and Personal Narrative: An International Conference on Philosophy and Memoir at Campus San JoaquΓn, Pontificia Universidad CatΓ³lica de Chile.
Breadcrumbs: Coming of Age in Post-Soviet Poland by Kasia Babis
Patchwork: A Graphic Biography of Jane Austen by Kate Evans
The Weight by Melissa Mendes
Photographic Memory: William Henry Jackson and the American West by Bill Griffith
Remember Us to Life: A Graphic Memoir by Joanna Rubin Dranger
This Might Surprise You: A Breast Cancer Story by Hayley Gullen
Spent: A Comic Novel by Alison Bechdel
Muybridge by Guy Delisle
The Emphemerata: Shaping the Exquisite Nature of Grief by Carol Tyler
For @nprβs annual Books We Love list, I chose nine of my favorite comics/graphic novels of the year!! Check out the list!
www.npr.org/series/12518...
This is a great post! I agree that so much of what we're seeing today, esp w/r/t people's uses of various technologies, stems from the after-effects of the pandemic...
Happy 250th birthday to Jane Austen! For @npr, I reviewed a fantastic new graphic biography by Kate Evans, Patchwork: A Graphic Biography of Jane Austen:
www.npr.org/2025/10/27/n...
In partnership with the Embassy of Sweden, join us for a special evening that explores Jewish identity, memory, and storytelling across bordersβhighlighting the vibrant and diverse experiences of Jewish life in Sweden.
capitaljewishmuseum.org/events/explo...