Jeffery Klaehn
Biographic Data
| ID | 4909356 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jeffery Klaehn |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jeffery |
| FAMILY NAME | Klaehn |
| SIGNATURE | KLAEHN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Emmanuel Bible College |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8322-9024 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 33 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 38 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 33 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Talking cinema, power and representation: An interview with Salvadoran actress, writer and filmmaker Vanesa Tomasino
‘One thing we can all agree upon, whether we use the word Latinx or BIPOC, is that stories and cinematic representations of historically marginalised populations must include within the storylines their ability to survive, thrive, assimilate and fight in a world that was set up to render their real narratives invisible’. This interview with Salvadoran actress, writer and filmmaker Vanesa Tomasino explores a range of topics, including: ‘truth’; in…
Talking Comics with Ulli Lust, Noah Van Sciver, John Arne Sæterøy, Ivan Brunetti, and Grant Morrison
This article presents conversation(s) about comics in relation to craft and process, inspiration and influences, status and prestige, publishers, literature, culture, life and creativity with Ulli Lust (Today is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life, Voices in the Dark, How I Tried To Be A Good Person), Noah Van Sciver (Fante Bukowski, Grateful Dead: Origins, Disquiet, Please Don’t Step On My JNCO Jeans, One Dirty Tree, Blammo, Saint Cole, More M…
Talking manga: Bringing Japanese pop culture to the North American mainstream
Presenting interviews undertaken throughout 2006–2007 with editors at Tokyopop and Viz Media, this article explores the importance of manga in bringing Japanese pop culture to the North American mainstream, and manga publishing as a creative industry
Thought balloons and nine panel grids: An interview with Michael Allred
Conducted in August 2020, this interview with Michael Allred (Madman, iZombie, Red Rocket 7, X-Ray Robot, Silver Surfer, X-Statix, Bug! The Adventures of Forager, BOWIE: Stardust, Rayguns and Moonage Daydreams) explores his art, influences and career in comics
Leela Corman interview
Leela Corman is an American cartoonist and illustrator. She won a Xeric grant in 1999 for her graphic novel Queen’s Day. Her graphic novel, Unterzakhn, was nominated for an LA Times Book award and Eisner award, and has been translated into Swedish, Italian, Dutch, French and Spanish. Her short comics have appeared in Nautilus, The Nib, Tablet Magazine, and Symbolia. Her latest graphic novel is We All Wish for Deadly Force. She teaches at the Sequ…
Howard Chaykin interview
This interview with comic book writer and artist Howard Chaykin features discussion of ‘indie comics’ in relation to ‘mainstream’ corporate intellectual properties, the vocabulary and designations commonly used to discuss and talk about comics, influences and inspirations, the legacy and impact of American Flagg!, as well as Power & Glory and Hey Kids! Comics
Talking comics, life and art with cartoonist E.S. Glenn
This interview presents a conversation with cartoonist E.S. Glenn about comics, life and art. Glenn is the creator of Unsmooth, a work that features a multiplicity of thematic elements, wrapped in magical realist style: race, masculinity, violence, crime, status and power, agency, legitimacy, authenticity and value in relation to life, perception and the creative industries. His influences include the work of Ralph Bakshi; classic TV animation fr…
Tom Scioli interview
This career-spanning interview with Xeric award-winning comic creator Tom Scioli was undertaken in July 2020, the same month his latest work, Jack Kirby: The Epic Life of the King of Comics, was released from Ten Speed Press. Tom Scioli won a Xeric Award in 1999 for his creator-owned comic The Myth of 8-Opus and gained further prominence as co-creator (with Joe Casey) of the Eisner-award nominated Gødland (2005–2012) series, published by Image Co…
‘I personally see creating activist art as part of my vocation as a cartoonist’: An interview with Ellen Lindner
‘What would the world be like without queer and trans* comics, countercultural comics?’ Conducted in July 2020, this interview with writer, illustrator, editor and educator Ellen Lindner discusses her passion for creating comics and teaching about comics, The Strumpet, why comics are so well suited for communicating personal stories and non-fiction, comics and activism, and ‘the political principle that telling personal stories IS political, and …
Chris Ryall interview
Chris Ryall spent 16 years as President, Publisher, and Chief Creative Officer at IDW. At the time this interview was undertaken, in August 2020, it was just recently announced that he had left IDW, to become a solo act. This interview features a conversation about the economics of the comics market; future trends relating to the creation, production, and distribution of comics and graphic novels; comics within the contexts of content, value, the…
Talking the Fantastic Four: ‘A comic that broke ALL the rules’
Jack Kirby and Stan Lee first introduced the Fantastic Four to the world in the pages of Fantastic Four #1, published by Marvel Comics in November 1961. Historically significant because it ushered in the ‘Marvel Age of Comics’ and deserving of its title as ‘The World’s Greatest Comic Magazine!’ (text that was first added to Fantastic Four covers beginning with issue no. 4, in May 1962) with its radical innovation and creative new take on superher…
Imagination, Worldbuilding and Catharsis: Becka Kinzie Interview
Becka Kinzie is a freelance artist from Ontario, Canada, who creates her own horror, darkly inclined comics and art, which are posted onto her website and social media under the online name ‘The Becka.’ This interview, exploring her art and career, was undertaken in February 2020
Tim Seeley interview
This interview with comic book writer-artist Tim Seeley was conducted in July 2021 and explores his work, career and influences within the context of comics as a creative industry based around visual art, relations of production, communication, interactions, interpretations, and collaboration between author(s) and audiences
Talking Communication Studies: Negotiating Power and Promise
Consensus regarding what becomes mainstream, popular, and commonplace within academia is subtly managed in accord with conformity of thought, contemporary popular ideas, and major assumptions/paradigms predominating fields, which in turn are comprised of hegemonic, ideological ideas, frameworks and arguments that are informed and bound by power. Power, professionalisation, and dominant ideological currents inform and legitimise paradigmatic ideas…
Making digital adventure games: A conversation with Mark Yohalem
This article presents a conversation with Mark Yohalem, an award-winning computer game story-writer, co-founder of Wormwood Studios, and a highly regarded attorney. Using Yohalem’s successful adventure game Primordia as a point of reference, the interview covers such topics as how player agency differentiates interactive media from traditional storytelling; the history and evolution of adventure games; the relationship of trust, affection, and co…
Kevin Mutch Interview
This interview presents a conversation with Canadian cartoonist Kevin Mutch about his graphic novel, The Rough Pearl, which addresses issues surrounding the intersection of class and race privilege in the ‘precariat’ creative communities in and around New York City. The Rough Pearl is a sequel to Mutch’s earlier graphic novel, Fantastic Life, which was set in Canada and won a Xeric award in 2010. Prestige, status and cultural capital in relation …
Mike Richardson Interview
Mike Richardson is the President and founder of Dark Horse Comics, the award-winning international publishing house he launched in 1986. This interview, undertaken in 2007, features conversation about comics history; the historical resonance and cultural importance of comics; the origins of Dark Horse Comics; ways in which comics and the various industries surrounding them have changed over time; the work and impact of Mike Mignola, Frank Miller,…
Steve Rude interview
A conversation with award-winning comic book and fine artist Steve ‘The Dude’ Rude about his career, art, and influences. Also discussed are Nexus, Jack Kirby, Alex Toth and Space Ghost, Doug Wildey and Jonny Quest, Star Trek, Russ Manning, Hal Foster, illustration and design, Superman, why superheroes continue to resonate with modern audiences, and the Nexus newspaper strips
Simon Spurrier Interview
A conversation with British novelist and comic book writer Simon ‘Si’ Spurrier (John Constantine: Hellblazer, The Dreaming, The Spire, Cry Havoc, Angelic, Coda, 2000AD, Judge Dredd, X-Men Legacy, Star Wars: Doctor Aphra) covering his career to date as well as a range of other topics, including writing fiction, the comic book marketplace, DC’s Sandman Universe line, and comics as an art form
Mark Russell Interview
Mark Russell is the author of two books, God Is Disappointed in You and Apocrypha Now, as well as several comic book series including The Flintstones, Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles, Second Coming, and Wonder Twins. He lives and works in Portland, Oregon. This interview, undertaken in January 2020, explores his career in comics to date
Jamie Delano Interview
British writer Jamie Delano is synonymous with comics that reveal truths about both inner worlds of characters and the social, cultural and political optics that inform and contextualise their stories. In this interview, undertaken in January 2020, he discusses writing John Constantine, Hellblazer, Animal Man and Captain Britain, his approach to storytelling and writing, the current popularity of superheroes within the broader pop culture, and th…
Bishakh Som Interview
Apsara Engine, Bishakh Som’s new collection of short comics was published in April 2020 from The Feminist Press. Her graphic memoir, Spellbound, will be published by Street Noise Books in the autumn of 2020. This interview, undertaken throughout May and June of 2020, features discussion of the possibilities of comics to tell new stories in new ways, particularly in relation to works created by queer, and specifically trans artists; possibilities …
‘I love this, I wish I could make this’: Talking digital adventure games with Mark Yohalem
A conversation with attorney and game developer Mark Yohalem about his passion for point-and-click adventure games, and how his experiences as a player and fan inspired him to pursue game writing, to co-found Wormwood Studios (with artist Victor Pflug and programmer James Spanos) and, in 2010, to develop Primordia , a classical point-and-click adventure game that has sold roughly a quarter-million copies. Additional topics discussed include the p…
Cecil Castellucci Interview
A conversation with author and comic book writer Cecil Castellucci (Batgirl; First Day on Earth; Shade, The Changing Woman; Boy Proof; The Plain Janes; Female Furies) about her career to date. The interview covers a range of topics, including (but not limited to) relationships between creativity, where one lives, and writing; comic book publishing; Shade, the Changing Girl; the contributions of editors Shelly Bond, Jamie S. Rich and Gerard Way; t…
Public Communication and Power: Talking Capitalism, Theory and Critique with John McMurtry
This interview with globally distinguished Canadian philosopher and author, John McMurtry, presents dialogue discussing capitalism, asymmetrical power relations, life capital, social theory, common life interest, life value, global problems, market theology, media, values of the market and free market ideology today in relation to public education, academia, intellectual fads and the broader intellectual culture in relation to enabling public und…
The Herman–Chomsky Propaganda Model: A Critical Approach to Analysing Mass Media Behaviour
The Propaganda Model (PM), developed by Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky and published in Manufacturing Consent in 1988, sought to explain the behaviour of the mass media in the United States. Analysing the function, operation and effects of the media are essential to any understanding of contemporary societies and the article begins by sketching out the contours of the liberal‐pluralist vs. critical‐Marxist debate about the role of the media. The …
Behind the Invisible Curtain of Scholarly Criticism: Revisiting the Propaganda Model
The "propaganda model" of media operations developed and applied by Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky (1988, 2002) in Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media contends that elite media interlock with other institutional sectors in ownership, management and social circles, effectively circumventing their ability to remain analytically detached from other dominant institutional sectors. The model argues that the net result of …
Media, Power and the Origins of the Propaganda Model: An Interview with Edward S. Herman
To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Herman-Chomsky Propaganda Model (PM) and the publication of the collected volume, The Propaganda Model Today, this article re-presents an interview with Edward S. Herman that was originally published with Fifth Estate Online in 2008. The interview explored the origins of the PM, common criticisms of the PM, ways in which the PM was updated during the first two decades after it was initially introduced, a…
Media Theory, Public Relevance and the Propaganda Model Today
Since its initial formulation in 1988, the Herman-Chomsky Propaganda Model (PM) has become one of the most widely tested models of media performance in the social sciences. This is largely due to the combined efforts of a loose group of international scholars as well as an increasing number of students who have produced studies in the US, UK, Canadian, Australian, Japanese, Chinese, German, and Dutch contexts, amongst others. Yet, the PM has also…
Corporate Hegemony: A Critical Assessment of the Globe and Mail's News Coverage of Near-Genocide in Occupied East Timor 1975–80
The study asks whether the news coverage accorded the near-genocide in East Timor by the Globe and Mail( G&M) followed the predictions of the ‘propaganda model’ (PM) of media operations laid out and applied by Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky in Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media.The research asks whether the G&M's news coverage of the near-genocide in East Timor and of Canada's ‘aiding and abetting’ of ‘war crimes’ a…
Model Construction: Various Other Epistemological Concerns
A Critical Review and Assessment of Herman and Chomsky's`PropagandaModel
Mass media play an especially important role in democratic societies. They are presupposed to act as intermediary vehicles that reflect public opinion, respond to public concerns and make the electorate cognizant of state policies, important events and viewpoints. The fundamental principles of democracy depend upon the notion of a reasonably informed electorate. The `propaganda model' of media operations laid out and applied by Edward Herman and …
Corporate Hegemony: A Critical Assessment of the Globe and Mail's News Coverage of Near-Genocide in Occupied East Timor 1975–80
The study asks whether the news coverage accorded the near-genocide in East Timor by the Globe and Mail( G&M) followed the predictions of the ‘propaganda model’ (PM) of media operations laid out and applied by Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky in Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media.The research asks whether the G&M's news coverage of the near-genocide in East Timor and of Canada's ‘aiding and abetting’ of ‘war crimes’ a…
Model Construction: Various Other Epistemological Concerns
Behind the Invisible Curtain of Scholarly Criticism: Revisiting the Propaganda Model
The "propaganda model" of media operations developed and applied by Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky (1988, 2002) in Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media contends that elite media interlock with other institutional sectors in ownership, management and social circles, effectively circumventing their ability to remain analytically detached from other dominant institutional sectors. The model argues that the net result of …
Lies the Media Tell Us
The Herman–Chomsky Propaganda Model: A Critical Approach to Analysing Mass Media Behaviour
The Propaganda Model (PM), developed by Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky and published in Manufacturing Consent in 1988, sought to explain the behaviour of the mass media in the United States. Analysing the function, operation and effects of the media are essential to any understanding of contemporary societies and the article begins by sketching out the contours of the liberal‐pluralist vs. critical‐Marxist debate about the role of the media. The …
Media, Power and the Origins of the Propaganda Model: An Interview with Edward S. Herman
To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Herman-Chomsky Propaganda Model (PM) and the publication of the collected volume, The Propaganda Model Today, this article re-presents an interview with Edward S. Herman that was originally published with Fifth Estate Online in 2008. The interview explored the origins of the PM, common criticisms of the PM, ways in which the PM was updated during the first two decades after it was initially introduced, a…
Media Theory, Public Relevance and the Propaganda Model Today
Since its initial formulation in 1988, the Herman-Chomsky Propaganda Model (PM) has become one of the most widely tested models of media performance in the social sciences. This is largely due to the combined efforts of a loose group of international scholars as well as an increasing number of students who have produced studies in the US, UK, Canadian, Australian, Japanese, Chinese, German, and Dutch contexts, amongst others. Yet, the PM has also…
Cecil Castellucci Interview
A conversation with author and comic book writer Cecil Castellucci (Batgirl; First Day on Earth; Shade, The Changing Woman; Boy Proof; The Plain Janes; Female Furies) about her career to date. The interview covers a range of topics, including (but not limited to) relationships between creativity, where one lives, and writing; comic book publishing; Shade, the Changing Girl; the contributions of editors Shelly Bond, Jamie S. Rich and Gerard Way; t…
Public Communication and Power: Talking Capitalism, Theory and Critique with John McMurtry
This interview with globally distinguished Canadian philosopher and author, John McMurtry, presents dialogue discussing capitalism, asymmetrical power relations, life capital, social theory, common life interest, life value, global problems, market theology, media, values of the market and free market ideology today in relation to public education, academia, intellectual fads and the broader intellectual culture in relation to enabling public und…
Kevin Mutch Interview
This interview presents a conversation with Canadian cartoonist Kevin Mutch about his graphic novel, The Rough Pearl, which addresses issues surrounding the intersection of class and race privilege in the ‘precariat’ creative communities in and around New York City. The Rough Pearl is a sequel to Mutch’s earlier graphic novel, Fantastic Life, which was set in Canada and won a Xeric award in 2010. Prestige, status and cultural capital in relation …
Mike Richardson Interview
Mike Richardson is the President and founder of Dark Horse Comics, the award-winning international publishing house he launched in 1986. This interview, undertaken in 2007, features conversation about comics history; the historical resonance and cultural importance of comics; the origins of Dark Horse Comics; ways in which comics and the various industries surrounding them have changed over time; the work and impact of Mike Mignola, Frank Miller,…
Steve Rude interview
A conversation with award-winning comic book and fine artist Steve ‘The Dude’ Rude about his career, art, and influences. Also discussed are Nexus, Jack Kirby, Alex Toth and Space Ghost, Doug Wildey and Jonny Quest, Star Trek, Russ Manning, Hal Foster, illustration and design, Superman, why superheroes continue to resonate with modern audiences, and the Nexus newspaper strips
Simon Spurrier Interview
A conversation with British novelist and comic book writer Simon ‘Si’ Spurrier (John Constantine: Hellblazer, The Dreaming, The Spire, Cry Havoc, Angelic, Coda, 2000AD, Judge Dredd, X-Men Legacy, Star Wars: Doctor Aphra) covering his career to date as well as a range of other topics, including writing fiction, the comic book marketplace, DC’s Sandman Universe line, and comics as an art form
Mark Russell Interview
Mark Russell is the author of two books, God Is Disappointed in You and Apocrypha Now, as well as several comic book series including The Flintstones, Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles, Second Coming, and Wonder Twins. He lives and works in Portland, Oregon. This interview, undertaken in January 2020, explores his career in comics to date
Jamie Delano Interview
British writer Jamie Delano is synonymous with comics that reveal truths about both inner worlds of characters and the social, cultural and political optics that inform and contextualise their stories. In this interview, undertaken in January 2020, he discusses writing John Constantine, Hellblazer, Animal Man and Captain Britain, his approach to storytelling and writing, the current popularity of superheroes within the broader pop culture, and th…
Bishakh Som Interview
Apsara Engine, Bishakh Som’s new collection of short comics was published in April 2020 from The Feminist Press. Her graphic memoir, Spellbound, will be published by Street Noise Books in the autumn of 2020. This interview, undertaken throughout May and June of 2020, features discussion of the possibilities of comics to tell new stories in new ways, particularly in relation to works created by queer, and specifically trans artists; possibilities …
‘I love this, I wish I could make this’: Talking digital adventure games with Mark Yohalem
A conversation with attorney and game developer Mark Yohalem about his passion for point-and-click adventure games, and how his experiences as a player and fan inspired him to pursue game writing, to co-found Wormwood Studios (with artist Victor Pflug and programmer James Spanos) and, in 2010, to develop Primordia , a classical point-and-click adventure game that has sold roughly a quarter-million copies. Additional topics discussed include the p…
Leela Corman interview
Leela Corman is an American cartoonist and illustrator. She won a Xeric grant in 1999 for her graphic novel Queen’s Day. Her graphic novel, Unterzakhn, was nominated for an LA Times Book award and Eisner award, and has been translated into Swedish, Italian, Dutch, French and Spanish. Her short comics have appeared in Nautilus, The Nib, Tablet Magazine, and Symbolia. Her latest graphic novel is We All Wish for Deadly Force. She teaches at the Sequ…
Howard Chaykin interview
This interview with comic book writer and artist Howard Chaykin features discussion of ‘indie comics’ in relation to ‘mainstream’ corporate intellectual properties, the vocabulary and designations commonly used to discuss and talk about comics, influences and inspirations, the legacy and impact of American Flagg!, as well as Power & Glory and Hey Kids! Comics
Talking comics, life and art with cartoonist E.S. Glenn
This interview presents a conversation with cartoonist E.S. Glenn about comics, life and art. Glenn is the creator of Unsmooth, a work that features a multiplicity of thematic elements, wrapped in magical realist style: race, masculinity, violence, crime, status and power, agency, legitimacy, authenticity and value in relation to life, perception and the creative industries. His influences include the work of Ralph Bakshi; classic TV animation fr…
Tom Scioli interview
This career-spanning interview with Xeric award-winning comic creator Tom Scioli was undertaken in July 2020, the same month his latest work, Jack Kirby: The Epic Life of the King of Comics, was released from Ten Speed Press. Tom Scioli won a Xeric Award in 1999 for his creator-owned comic The Myth of 8-Opus and gained further prominence as co-creator (with Joe Casey) of the Eisner-award nominated Gødland (2005–2012) series, published by Image Co…
‘I personally see creating activist art as part of my vocation as a cartoonist’: An interview with Ellen Lindner
‘What would the world be like without queer and trans* comics, countercultural comics?’ Conducted in July 2020, this interview with writer, illustrator, editor and educator Ellen Lindner discusses her passion for creating comics and teaching about comics, The Strumpet, why comics are so well suited for communicating personal stories and non-fiction, comics and activism, and ‘the political principle that telling personal stories IS political, and …
Chris Ryall interview
Chris Ryall spent 16 years as President, Publisher, and Chief Creative Officer at IDW. At the time this interview was undertaken, in August 2020, it was just recently announced that he had left IDW, to become a solo act. This interview features a conversation about the economics of the comics market; future trends relating to the creation, production, and distribution of comics and graphic novels; comics within the contexts of content, value, the…
Talking the Fantastic Four: ‘A comic that broke ALL the rules’
Jack Kirby and Stan Lee first introduced the Fantastic Four to the world in the pages of Fantastic Four #1, published by Marvel Comics in November 1961. Historically significant because it ushered in the ‘Marvel Age of Comics’ and deserving of its title as ‘The World’s Greatest Comic Magazine!’ (text that was first added to Fantastic Four covers beginning with issue no. 4, in May 1962) with its radical innovation and creative new take on superher…
Sociology (28 works) · Art (23 works) · Media studies (23 works) · Literature (22 works) · Visual arts (21 works) · Comics (20 works) · Comics and Graphic Narratives (17 works) · Political science (17 works) · Art history (16 works) · Law (14 works)