| Visualizing Jewish Narrative: Jewish Comics and Graphic Novels Contributor(s): Royal, Derek Parker (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1350056308 ISBN-13: 9781350056305 Publisher: Continnuum-3PL OUR PRICE: $47.47 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Humor - Literary Criticism | Jewish - History | Jewish - General |
| Dewey: 751.5 |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (1.11 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Examining a wide range of comics and graphic novels - including works by creators such as Will Eisner, Leela Corman, Neil Gaiman, Art Spiegelman, Sarah Glidden and Joe Sacco - this book explores how comics writers and artists have tackled major issues of Jewish identity and culture. With chapters written by leading and emerging scholars in contemporary comic book studies, Visualizing Jewish Narrative highlights the ways in which Jewish comics have handled such topics as: -Biography, autobiography, and Jewish identity-Gender and sexuality -Genre - from superheroes to comedy -The Holocaust -The Israel-Palestine conflict -Sources in the Hebrew Bible and Jewish myth Visualizing Jewish Narrative also includes a foreword by Danny Fingeroth, former editor of the Spider-Man line and author of Superman on the Couch and Disguised as Clark Kent.. |
Contributor Bio(s): Royal, Derek Parker: - Derek Parker Royal is Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at Johnson C. Smith University, USA and producer of The Comics Alternative podcast. He is the General Editor of the Bloomsbury Comics Studies Series, and his books include Visualizing Jewish Narrative: Jewish Comics and Graphic Novels (Bloomsbury Academic, 2016), Unfinalized Moments: Essays in the De elopement of Contemporary Jewish American Narrative (2012), and the forthcoming The Hernandez Brothers: Conversations. |