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- Earle, Harriet E. H., et al.
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Introduction
- 2023
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In: Identity and History in Non-Anglophone Comics. - Abingdon & New York : Routledge. - 9781032480879 - 9781003386841 ; , s. 1-15
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Book chapter (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Comics are not fruits; they are more akin to vegetables. ‘Fruit' has a clear definition in botany. It is an ‘edible product of a plant or tree, consisting of the seed and its envelope'. Among the most commonly cited definitions of comics, as far as Anglophone comics studies are concerned, is the one proposed by the comics creator and theorist Scott McCloud in the mid-1990s. Decades before the late 1890s, when many date the ‘birth' of US American comics, sequential art from all over the world influenced the cultural landscape. Rather, there are many research questions that remain unprobed when it relates to these areas and their comics traditions. Comics are neither inherently revolutionary or regressive, liberating or oppressive. There can be no doubt that Anglophone comics studies is lopsided in its overall perspective. The chapter also presents an overview on the key concepts discussed in this book.
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Identity and History in Non-Anglophone Comics
- 2023
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Editorial collection (peer-reviewed)abstract
- his book explores the historical and cultural significance of comics in languages other than English, examining the geographic and linguistic spheres which these comics inhabit and their contributions to comic studies and academia.The volume brings together texts across a wide range of genres, styles and geographic locations including the Netherlands, Latin America, Greece, Sweden, Poland, Finland, Portugal, Ireland, the Czech Republic, among others. These works have remained out of reach for speakers of languages other than the original and do not receive the scholarly attention they deserve due to their lack of English translations. This book highlights the richness and diversity these works add to the corpus of comic art and comic studies that Anglophone comics scholars can access to broaden the collective perspective of the field and forge links across regions, genres and comic traditions.Part of the Global Perspectives in Comics Studies series, this volume spans many continents and languages. It will be of interest to researchers and students of comics studies, literature, cultural studies, popular culture, art and design, illustration, history, film studies and sociology.
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