| What Happens When Nothing Happens: Boredom and Everyday Life in Contemporary Comics Contributor(s): Schneider, Greice (Author), Baroni, Rapha'l (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 9462700737 ISBN-13: 9789462700734 Publisher: Leuven University Press OUR PRICE: $58.91 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Comics & Graphic Novels - Comics & Graphic Novels | Literary |
| Series: Studies in European Comics and Graphic Novels |
| Physical Information: 0.25" H x 6.85" W x 9.25" (1.32 lbs) 200 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Contemporary graphic novels show an interesting shift from the extraordinary to the ordinary in slice-of-life stories in which nothing happens. This book brings a historical, aesthetic, and narratological approach to comics in which boredom is not only a topic but also awakens a deliberate affective response in the very experience of reading. This volume brings together close readings of work by Lewis Trondheim, Chris Ware, and Adrian Tomine. |
Contributor Bio(s): Schneider, Greice: - Greice Schneider is associate professor of Communications at the Universidade Federal de Sergipe (Brazil).Baroni, Rapha'l: - Raphael Baroni is Associate Professor at the University of Lausanne (Switzerland). |