| Representing Acts of Violence in Comics Contributor(s): Mickwitz, Nina (Editor), Horton, Ian (Editor), Hague, Ian (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138484539 ISBN-13: 9781138484535 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Media Studies - Social Science | Popular Culture - Comics & Graphic Novels |
| Series: Routledge Advances in Comics Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9.1" (0.90 lbs) 196 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is part of a nuanced two-volume examination of the ways in which violence in comics is presented in different texts, genres, cultures and contexts. Representing Acts of Violence in Comics raises questions about depiction and the act of showing violence, and discusses the ways in which individual moments of violence develop, and are both represented and embodied in comics and graphic novels. Contributors consider the impact of gendered and sexual violence, and examine the ways in which violent acts can be rendered palatable (for example through humour) but also how comics can represent trauma and long lasting repercussions for both perpetrators and victims. This will be a key text and essential reference for scholars and students at all levels in Comics Studies, and Cultural and Media Studies more generally. |
