Comics Ideology

Author : Matthew P. McAllister,Edward H. Sewell,Ian Gordon
Publisher : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015053130806

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Comics & Ideology by Matthew P. McAllister,Edward H. Sewell,Ian Gordon Pdf

"Superman's role in romanticizing commercialism; sexual violence in Japanese manga comics; Wonder Woman as Americanized immigrant; reader's reactions to the gay superhero Northstar; Dilbert as a workplace revolutionary; the Punisher's invasion of Vietnam--these are a few of the issues that Comics & Ideology addresses. Focusing on the intersection of social power and comic art, essays in this book explore how images and narratives in comic books and comic strips may portray social groups and social issues. As a scholarly examination of a form known as 'the funnies' or 'funny books, ' this book argues that the themes and characterizations in comic art are often quite serious. Essays take diverse theoretical perspectives such as cultural studies, political economy, feminist criticism, queer studies, and mythic analysis, all focusing on the relationship of comics to issues of social division."--Publisher description.

Author : Martin Barker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UOM:39015014778701

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Comics by Martin Barker Pdf

Author : Anne Magnussen,Hans-Christian Christiansen
Publisher : Museum Tusculanum Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
ISBN : 8772895802

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Comics & Culture by Anne Magnussen,Hans-Christian Christiansen Pdf

Comics have become important elements in the culture of the 20th century, not only has the genre been recognized as a medium and an art form in its own right; it has also inspired other means of communication from text books to interactive media. In 13 articles, Comics and Culture offers an introduction to the field of comics research written by scholars from Europe and the USA. The articles span a great variety of approaches including general discussions of the aesthetics and definition of comics, comparisons of comics with other media, analyses of specific comics and genres, and discussions of the cultural status of comics in society. One way to characterize this book is to focus on the contributors. Recognized and established research with important publications to their credit form one group: Donald Ault, Thierry Groensteen, M. Thomas Inge, Pascal Lefvre and Roger Sabin. Another group is from the new generation of researches represented by PhD students: Hans-Christian Christiansen

Author : Randy Duncan,Matthew J. Smith
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 714 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2009-07-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780826429360

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The Power of Comics by Randy Duncan,Matthew J. Smith Pdf

Offers undergraduate students with an understanding of the comics medium and its communication potential. This book deals with comic books and graphic novels. It focuses on comic books because in their longer form they have the potential for complexity of expression.

Author : Ariel Dorfman,Armand Mattelart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
ISBN : STANFORD:36105018799804

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How to Read Donald Duck by Ariel Dorfman,Armand Mattelart Pdf

The classic, critical and humorous study of cultural imperialism and children's literature; how the Disney fantasy world reproduces the "American Dream" fantasy world, and the disastrous effect of Disney comics and other "mass" cultural merchandise on the development of the so-called "Third" World. In 1973 this work was banned and burned in Chile, and later the English edition was banned for more than a year by the US government. In comic book format with cartoon examples, introduction by David KUNZLE on the Disney world, a bibliography of left writings on cultural imperialism and the comics, and an appendix by John Shelton LAWRENCE on the book's US censorship and the legal-political issues involved in the right to criticize Disney

Author : Ariel Dorfman
Publisher : OR Books
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 168219311X

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How to Read Donald Duck by Ariel Dorfman Pdf

First published in 1971 in Chile, where the entire third printing was dumped into the ocean by the Chilean Navy and bonfires were held to destroy earlier editions, How to Read Donald Duck reveals the capitalist ideology at work in our most beloved cartoons. Focusing on the hapless mice and ducks of Disney--curiously parentless, marginalized, always short of cash--Ariel Dorfman and Armand Mattelart dissect the narratives of dependency and social aspiration that define the Disney corpus. Disney recognized the challenge, and when the book was translated and imported into the U.S. in 1975, managed to have all 4,000 copies impounded. Ultimately, 1,500 copies of the book were allowed into the country, the rest of the shipment was blocked, and until now no American publisher has dared re-release the book, which sold over a million copies worldwide and has been translated into seventeen languages. A devastating indictment of a media giant, a document of twentieth-century political upheaval, and a reminder of the dark undercurrent of pop culture, How to Read Donald Duck is once again available, together with a new introduction by Ariel Dorfman.

Author : Teun A Van Dijk
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1998-02-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781446265093

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Ideology by Teun A Van Dijk Pdf

The definition of ideology continues to occupy scholars across a wide range of disciplines. In this book, Teun A van Dijk sketches a challenging new multidisciplinary framework for theorizing ideology. He defines ideology as the basis of the social representations of a group, its functions in terms of social relations between groups, and its reproduction as enacted by discourse. Contemporary racist discourse is examined to illustrate these ideological relations between cognition, society and discourse.

Author : Thomas Schatz
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0415281350

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Hollywood: Cultural dimensions: ideology, identity and cultural industry studies by Thomas Schatz Pdf

'Hollywood' as a concept applies variously to a particular film style, a factory-based mode of film production, a cartel of powerful media institutions and a national (and increasingly global) 'way of seeing'. It is a complex social, cultural and industrial phenomenon and is arguably the single most important site of cultural production over the past century. This collection brings together journal articles, published essays, book chapters and excerpts which explore Hollywood as a social, economic, industrial, aesthetic and political force, and as a complex historical entity.

Author : Chik Collins
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429640230

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Language, Ideology and Social Consciousness by Chik Collins Pdf

Originally published in 1999, this book sets out to develop a distinctive, critical approach to the study of social consciousness through empirical studies of sociopolitical conflict in the west of Scotland. It accords an analytical priority to language-use and provides a critical review of a number of contemporary studies and approaches as part of an emerging presentation of an original and distinctive method. The book makes a significant contribution to the recovery for social science of the achievements of a set of Marxist psychologists and philosophers of language - most notably L.S. Vygotsky and V.N. Voloshinov - whose potential relevance for political sociology has barely been recognised. It tests and demonstrates the relevance of the approach it seeks to develop in relation to empirical studies - most notably the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders 'work-in' of 1971-72 and the Scottish Office-led urban policy 'Partnership' in Ferguslie Park, Paisley in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Ultimately, the analytical focus on language becomes a key component of a larger mode of social investigation which begins from an analysis of changing patterns of language-use - one which 'turns' to language without embracing the 'linguistic turn'.

Author : Frank Bramlett,Roy Cook,Aaron Meskin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317915379

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The Routledge Companion to Comics by Frank Bramlett,Roy Cook,Aaron Meskin Pdf

This cutting-edge handbook brings together an international roster of scholars to examine many facets of comics and graphic novels. Contributor essays provide authoritative, up-to-date overviewsof the major topics and questions within comic studies, offering readers a truly global approach to understanding the field. Essays examine: the history of the temporal, geographical, and formal development of comics, including topics like art comics, manga, comix, and the comics code; issues such as authorship, ethics, adaptation, and translating comics connections between comics and other artistic media (drawing, caricature, film) as well as the linkages between comics and other academic fields like linguistics and philosophy; new perspectives on comics genres, from funny animal comics to war comics to romance comics and beyond. The Routledge Companion to Comics expertly organizes representative work from a range of disciplines, including media and cultural studies, literature, philosophy, and linguistics. More than an introduction to the study of comics, this book will serve as a crucial reference for anyone interested in pursuing research in the area, guiding students, scholars, and comics fans alike.

Author : Matthew J. Smith,Randy Duncan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781136884733

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Critical Approaches to Comics by Matthew J. Smith,Randy Duncan Pdf

Critical Approaches to Comics offers students a deeper understanding of the artistic and cultural significance of comic books and graphic novels by introducing key theories and critical methods for analyzing comics. Each chapter explains and then demonstrates a critical method or approach, which students can then apply to interrogate and critique the meanings and forms of comic books, graphic novels, and other sequential art. The authors introduce a wide range of critical perspectives on comics, including fandom, genre, intertextuality, adaptation, gender, narrative, formalism, visual culture, and much more. As the first comprehensive introduction to critical methods for studying comics, Critical Approaches to Comics is the ideal textbook for a variety of courses in comics studies. Contributors: Henry Jenkins, David Berona, Joseph Witek, Randy Duncan, Marc Singer, Pascal Lefevre, Andrei Molotiu, Jeff McLaughlin, Amy Kiste Nyberg, Christopher Murray, Mark Rogers, Ian Gordon, Stanford Carpenter, Matthew J. Smith, Brad J. Ricca, Peter Coogan, Leonard Rifas, Jennifer K. Stuller, Ana Merino, Mel Gibson, Jeffrey A. Brown, Brian Swafford

Author : Rikke Platz Cortsen,Erin La Cour,Anne Magnussen
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-05
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781443875059

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Comics and Power by Rikke Platz Cortsen,Erin La Cour,Anne Magnussen Pdf

Many introductions to comics scholarship books begin with an anecdote recounting the author’s childhood experiences reading comics, thereby testifying to the power of comics to engage and impact youth, but comics and power are intertwined in a numbers of ways that go beyond concern for children’s reading habits. Comics and Power presents very different methods of studying the complex and diverse relationship between comics and power. Divided into three sections, its 14 chapters discuss how comics interact with, reproduce, and/or challenge existing power structures – from the comics medium and its institutions to discourses about art, subjectivity, identity, and communities. The contributors and their work, as such, represent a new generation of comics research that combines the study of comics as a unique art form with a focus on the ways in which comics – like any other medium – participate in shaping the societies of which they are part.

Author : Matthew Smith,Randy Duncan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317505785

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The Secret Origins of Comics Studies by Matthew Smith,Randy Duncan Pdf

In The Secret Origins of Comics Studies, today’s leading comics scholars turn back a page to reveal the founding figures dedicated to understanding comics art. Edited by comics scholars Matthew J. Smith and Randy Duncan, this collection provides an in-depth study of the individuals and institutions that have created and shaped the field of Comics Studies over the past 75 years. From Coulton Waugh to Wolfgang Fuchs, these influential historians, educators, and theorists produced the foundational work and built the institutions that inspired the recent surge in scholarly work in this dynamic, interdisciplinary field. Sometimes scorned, often underappreciated, these visionaries established a path followed by subsequent generations of scholars in literary studies, communication, art history, the social sciences, and more. Giving not only credit where credit is due, this volume both offers an authoritative account of the history of Comics Studies and also helps move the field forward by being a valuable resource for creating graduate student reading lists and the first stop for anyone writing a comics-related literature review.

Author : Sean Eedy
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781800730014

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Four-Color Communism by Sean Eedy Pdf

As with all other forms of popular culture, comics in East Germany were tightly controlled by the state. Comics were employed as extensions of the regime’s educational system, delivering official ideology so as to develop the “socialist personality” of young people and generate enthusiasm for state socialism. The East German children who avidly read these comics, however, found their own meanings in and projected their own desires upon them. Four-Color Communism gives a lively account of East German comics from both perspectives, showing how the perceived freedoms they embodied created expectations that ultimately limited the regime’s efforts to bring readers into the fold.

Author : Nina Mickwitz
Publisher : Springer
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-29
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781137493323

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Documentary Comics by Nina Mickwitz Pdf

Can comics be documentary, and can documentary take the form of, and thus be, comics? Examining comics as documentary, this book challenges the persistent assumption that ties documentary to recording technologies, and instead engages an understanding of the category in terms of narrative, performativity and witnessing. Through a cluster of early twenty-first century comics, Nina Mickwitz argues that these comics share a documentary ambition to visually narrate and represent aspects and events of the real world.