Hillary Chute

Hillary Chute in the Press

Art Spiegelman and the Inescapable Shadow of Fascism

At one point, Spiegelman enthuses that comics “were time turned into space, a perfect container for memory.” The comics scholar Hillary Chute, who teaches at Northeastern University and provides consistently intelligent commentary in the documentary, picks up on that idea.

Art Spiegelman on Life With a ‘500-Pound Mouse Chasing Me’

“On one level, it’s a deeply formalist book, showing how anti-narrative comics can be, with this avant-garde experimental language that Art is exploring,” said Hillary Chute, a professor of English, art and design at Northeastern University who edited “Maus Now” and has studied Spiegelman’s work for years. “It’s also incredibly personal.”

Why Maus Was Banned

This article is adapted from Maus Now: Selected Writing, edited by Hillary Chute.

Chicago Tribune

Art Spiegelman’s ‘Maus’ is the latest One Book, One Chicago title. It feels like a provocation.

“Spiegelman’s justification, in part, is he is resignifying Nazi propaganda, which called Jews vermin and Poles swine,” said [Hillary] Chute, now a professor at Northeastern University in Boston.

Two copies of The Great Gatsby with different covers standing up on a table.

Why ‘The Great Gatsby’ still resonates a century after publication

Northeastern professor Hillary Chute breaks down why the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel “beats on” on its 100-year anniversary.

Alison Bechdel speaking on stage at the Hanson Lecture.

Northeastern community celebrates power of truth and comics with legendary cartoonist Alison Bechdel

Northeastern's Hanson Lecture spotlighted the work of Bechdel, the cartoonist whose work has left an indelible mark on faculty and students.

A turquoise sign that says 'Boston Kids Comics Fest' with a yellow arrow and three comic cats pointing to the right.

Boston Kids Comics Festival returns to Northeastern and record participation is expected

For a second year, Northeastern will host the daylong festival for kids who love graphic novels and comics.

A father and son look at a graphic novel

Why comics and graphic novels like ‘Maus’ are effective teaching tools

“There's something really important about kids being able to see images of people like themselves,” says Hillary Chute, a Northeastern professor whose work focuses on graphic novels. “And that includes people who are struggling.”

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