Drawing a Dialogue, Episode 4: The Wertham Special

Infamously known as the author of the 1954 book 'Seduction of the Innocent' + blamed for the demise of the Golden Age of comics, German psychiatrist Fredric Wertham is more than a censorship scapegoat. Cathy + e discuss his career as a medical psychiatrist, advocate for African American mental healthcare, + talk about the biases + legitimacies behind this controversial figure.

For episode citation: https://comicarted.com/blog/2017/8/18/drawing-a-dialogue-episode-4