Autobiographical comics

by Kunka, Andrew J.

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Title Statements

Full title :Autobiographical comics / Andrew J. Kunka.

Summary

"A complete critical guide to its history, forms and contexts, Autobiographical Comics helps readers explore the increasingly popular genre of comic book life writing. In an accessible and easy-to-navigate format, the book covers such topics as: The history of the genre from its underground beginnings and its rise to mainstream popularity, Key texts from Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer Prize-winning Maus and the works of Robert Crumb to Persepolis and American Splendor, Cultural contexts -- from confessional modes, coming of age and trauma narratives to the rise of web comicss, 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."--

"From Art Spiegelman's Maus to recent comics such as Persepolis and American Splendor, this is a complete guide to the history, forms and contexts of autobiographical comics"--

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2018

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Bloomsbury Academic
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2018

The Physical Object

Description:290 p. : : ill.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:1474227848, 1474227856, 9781474227841, 9781474227858
oclc:on1013901429
LC Classification:PN6714
Dewey Decimal:741.5/9

Series editor's preface / Derek Parker Royal -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction: What are Autobiographical Comics? -- The centrality of autobiography -- The study of autobiography -- What is an autobiographical comic? -- This book and how to use it -- 2. The History of Autobiographical Comics -- Early examples: Proto-autobiographical comics -- Underground comix -- Post-underground and the rise of Pekar and Spiegelman -- Alternative comics and second wave autobiography -- Twenty-first-century autobiography -- 3. Critical Questions -- Autobiographical comics and autobiographical theory -- The autobiographical pact and the problem of first-person narration -- Violating the autobiographical pact -- The problem of authenticity -- Photography in autobiographical comics -- The mise en abyme -- Teaching autobiographical comics -- Social and cultural impact -- Trauma -- Adolescence -- The quotidian and the confessional -- Gender and sexualtiy -- Race and ethnicity -- Graphic medicine -- Censorship and controversy -- Self-publishing and web comics -- Key texts -- Justin Green's Binky Brown Meets the Holy Virgin Mary -- Robert Crumb and Aline Kominsky-Crumb -- Harvey Pe…

Subjects

Autobiographical comic books, strips, e… Autobiographical comic books, strips, e… Autobiographie dans la littérature Autobiography in literature Bandes dessinées -- Histoire et critique Bandes dessinées autobiographiques -- H… Biographie (Genre littéraire) biographies (literary works) Biographies as Topic Biography as a literary form Comic books, strips, etc Comic books, strips, etc. -- History an… Criticism, interpretation, etc Graphic novels Graphic novels -- History and criticism Romans graphiques -- Histoire et critiq…