After thirty or so Starbucks espressos were discarded and most phones were silenced, the “conversation,” part of an NYU series entitled “Primary Sources: Coverage in Context,” began on schedule. The conversation focused mainly on Footnotes in Gaza, which employs comic strips to chronicle alleged Israeli abuses in Gaza in 1956.

Immediately noticeable was the mutual agreement between cartoonist and historian that objectivity should be scorned. In Lockman’s words, “People approach history from current concerns…which forms how they look at the past. It’s inevitable.” Similarly, “The old ‘just the facts’ history is no longer with us, thankfully.” He cited Sacco’s disregard for unbiased analysis approvingly:

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