EPISODE · Jan 25, 2019 · 1H 21M
Pride of Baghdad
from Supercontext: an autopsy of media
This 2006 comic by Brian K. Vaughn and Niko Henrichon is about lions escaping the Baghdad Zoo during the Iraq War. We look at how the creators approached this subject matter, why it's been challenged in libraries and how it represents people in the Middle East. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Pride of Baghdad Additional Resources: US troops kill Baghdad lions 15 YEARS AGO, A LION PRIDE ROAMED THE STREETS OF BAGHDAD Revisiting 'Pride of Baghdad's' Haunting Iraq War Allegory The Joy of Pride: Vaughan talks "Pride of Baghdad" BANNED BOOKS WEEK: PRIDE OF BAGHDAD The Pride of Baghdad CBLDF Discussion Guide: Pride of Baghdad
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