Authorship in Comics Journalism / Laura Schlichting

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schlichting, Laura, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Comics.

Comic-Journalismus.

Autorschaft.

Autor.

Storytelling.

Literatur.

Journalismus.

journalistisches Genre.

Literaturwissenschaft.

Medienwissenschaft.

Comics Journalism.

Authorship.

Author.

Journalis.

Local Subjects:

Comics.

Comic-Journalismus.

Autorschaft.

Autor.

Storytelling.

Literatur.

Journalismus.

journalistisches Genre.

Literaturwissenschaft.

Medienwissenschaft.

Comics Journalism.

Authorship.

Author.

Journalis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (394 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tübingen UVK Verlag 2021

Biography/History:

Laura Schlichting holds a Bachelor's Degree in English, Russian, and economics and a Master's Degree in English Literary and Cultural Studies at the University of Giessen, Germany. She was a member of the International Ph.D. Program and graduated from the International Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture (GCSC) in Giessen. Her research interests include, among others, narratology, politics and literature, as well as intermediality, transmedia, and journalism studies. She received her doctorate from the University of Giessen in 2020 with this study. Laura Schlichting hat einen Bachelor-Abschluss in Englisch, Russisch und Betriebswirtschaftslehre und einen Master-Abschluss in Englischer Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaft an der Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Deutschland. Sie war Mitglied des Internationalen Promotionsprogramms am International Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture (GCSC) in Gießen. Ihre Forschungsinteressen umfassen u.a. Narratologie, Politik und Literatur sowie Intermedialitäts-, Transmedialitäts- und Journalismusforschung. Mit dieser Studie wurde sie 2020 an der Universität Gießen promoviert.

Summary:

'What is Comics Journalism,' and 'Why is the author not dead at all?' Because literature and journalism deal differently with "authorship" and "author," this work renegotiates these concepts. It analyzes the author's importance in comics journalism, especially concerning the verification and authentication of the production process. This study gives a broad and extensive overview of the various forms of contemporary comics journalism, and argues that authorship in comics journalism can only be adequately understood by considering the author both on the textual and extratextual level. By combining comics analyses with cultural, sociological, and literary studies approaches, this study introduces the 'comics journalistic pact,' which is an invisible agreement between author and reader, addressing issues of narration ('voice'), testimony ('face'), and journalistic engagement ('hands'). It categorizes comics journalism as a borderline genre between literature, culture, art, and journalism due to its interdisciplinary nature.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

Abstract

Zusammenfassung: "Autorschaft in Comic-Journalismus

1 Introduction: Comics, Journalism, and the Author

1.1 Comics Journalism and the Comics Journalist

1.2 Hypotheses, Key Questions, and Aims

1.3 Key Concepts and State of Research

1.4 Corpus, Methodological Issues, and Outline

2 Theoretical Premises and Generic Constituents of Comics Journalism

2.1 Changing Journalistic Field and Profession

2.1.1 Defining Journalism

2.1.2 Topicality and Relevance

2.1.3 Crisis

2.1.4 Change

2.1.5 List of Challenges

2.2 Representation of Facts: Accuracy and Imagination

2.2.1 Fake News and Alternative Facts

2.2.2 Truth, Essential Truth, and Emotional Truth

2.2.3 Imagination and Informed Imagination

2.2.4 Objectivity in Journalism

2.3 Narrative Mediation

2.3.1 Author and Authorship

2.3.2 Reality Narrations and Reality References

2.3.3 Mediated Authenticity

2.4 The Popularity of Drawing(s)

2.5 In the Tradition of New Journalism

2.6 Classification Categories for Comics Journalism

2.6.1 Way and Medium of Publication

2.6.2 Duration of Production

2.6.3 A Combination of Journalistic Genres

3 The Author in the Storyworld: The 'Comics Journalistic Pact

3.1 Voice

3.1.1 Voice-Giving

3.1.2 Narrative Mediation in Comics Journalism

3.1.3 First-Person Narration vs. Neutral Documentary-Like Narration

3.1.4 Metaization and Self-Referentiality in Comics Journalism

3.2 Face

3.2.1 The Role of Witnessing

3.2.2 The Relationship between Autobiography and Comics Journalism

3.2.3 Visual Self-Reflection and the 'Cartoon-Me

3.2.4 The Challenge of Collaborative Authorship

4 The Author in the ExtratextualWorld

4.1 Hands

4.1.1 The Comics Journalist as a Handicraftswoman

4.1.2 The Comics Journalist as a Messenger.

4.1.3 The Comics Journalist as an Engaged Person

4.2 Practices of Authorship in Comics Journalism

4.2.1 Staging of the Authorship?

4.2.2 Phases and Methods of Working

4.2.3 Formal Aspects of Practicing Comics Journalism

4.3 The Use of Social Media in Comics Journalism

4.3.1 Announcement, Advertisement, and Distribution

4.3.2 The Importance of Networks, Brands, and Styles

5 Conclusion and Outlook: Authorship Matters in Comics Journalism

5.1 'The Comics Journalistic Pact' Refers to Voice, Face, and Hands

5.2 Limitations and Further Research

Works Cited.

Notes:

[1. Auflage]

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9783739881232

3739881232

OCLC:

1263871511

Publisher Number:

9783739881232