At what point does a graphic novel become pornographic? The English Departments that assign them don’t seem to care. "For example, Ursinus College assigns the widely acclaimed and controversial Fun Home by Alison Bechdel in undergraduate literature courses,” Shannon Watkins, a policy associate at the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal writes. “Bechdel's graphic novel is written as memoir, and discusses her experiences growing up in a dysfunctional family." "The reader follows Bechdel as she learns about her father’s homosexuality and her lesbianism. Bechdel's graphic novel is written as memoir, and discusses her experiences growing up in a dysfunctional...