A complete guide to the history, form and contexts of the genre, Autobiographical Comics helps readers explore the increasingly popular genre of graphic life writing. In an accessible and easy-to-navigate format, the book covers such topics as: · The history and rise of autobiographical comics · Cultural contexts · Key texts – including Maus, Robert Crumb, Persepolis, Fun Home, and American Splendor · Important theoretical and critical approaches to autobiographical comics Autobiographical Comics includes a glossary of crucial critical terms, annotated guides to further reading and online resources and discussion questions to help students and readers develop their understanding of the genre and pursue independent study.
ISBN: | 9781474227858 |
Publication date: | 2nd November 2017 |
Author: | Professor Andrew J. (University of South Carolina, Sumter, USA) Kunka |
Publisher: | Bloomsbury Academic an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Format: | Hardback |
Pagination: | 304 pages |
Series: | Bloomsbury Comics Studies |
Genres: |
Comic book and cartoon artwork Graphic novel and comic books: guides and reviews Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers Popular culture Media studies |