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Comics and the body : drawing, reading, and vulnerability / Eszter Szép.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Szép, Eszter, author.
- Series:
- Studies in comics and cartoons
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Comic books, strips, etc--History and criticism.
- Comic books, strips, etc.
- Human body in literature.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 206 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Columbus : The Ohio State University Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- "Looking at works by Lynda Barry, Ken Dahl, Katie Green, Miriam Katin, and Joe Sacco, presents a new way to see how our bodies read and show up in comics. Emphasizes the discursive, performative, and vulnerable nature of the body"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: One. The Authentic Line: Lynda Barry's What It Is and Syllabus
- Two. Cartoon Bodies and Transformative Lines: Ken Dahl's Monsters
- Three. Style as Engagement: Joe Sacco's Safe Area Goraide and The Fixer
- Four. Reading and the Body: Miriam Katin's We Are On Our Own and Letting It Go
- Five. Embodied Interaction: Katie Green's Lighter Than My Shadow and Joe Sacco's The Great War.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-198) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780814214541
- 0814214541
- 9780814257722
- 0814257720
- OCLC:
- 1142522076
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