Disability in Comic Books and Graphic Narratives [electronic resource] / edited by C. Foss, J. Gray, Zach Whalen.

Disability in Comic Books and Graphic Narratives
Erişim Adresi
ISBN
9781137501110 978-1-137-50111-0
Yer Numarası
EK/2414
Basım Bildirimi
1st ed. 2016.
Yayın Bilgisi
London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Fiziksel Niteleme
XVIII, 216 p. online resource.
Dizi
Literary Disability Studies, 2947-7417
Özet, vb.
Disability in Comic Books and Graphic Narratives invites readers to consider both canonical and alternative graphic representations of disability. Some chapters focus on comic superheroes, from lesser-known protagonists like Cyborg and Helen Killer to classics such as Batgirl and Batman; many more explore the amazing range of graphic narratives revolving around disability, covering famous names such as Alison Bechdel and Chris Ware, as well as less familiar artists like Keiko Tobe and Georgia Webber. The volume also offers a broad spectrum of represented disabilities: amputation, autism, blindness, deafness, depression, Huntington's, multiple sclerosis, obsessive-compulsive disorder, speech impairment, and spinal injury. A number of the essays collected here show how comics continue to implicate themselves in the objectification and marginalization of persons with disabilities, perpetuating stale stereotypes and stigmas. At the same time, others stress how this medium simultaneouslyoffers unique potential for transforming our understanding of disability in truly profound ways.
Konu
America __ Literatures.
Social policy.
Arts.
Sociology.
Literature, Modern __ 20th century.
Social structure.
Equality.
North American Literature.
Social Policy.
Arts.
Sociology.
Twentieth-Century Literature.
Social Structure.
Kurum Adı
SpringerLink (Online service)