Key Terms in Comics Studies
Description
Key Terms in Comics Studies is a glossary of over 300 terms and critical concepts currently used in the Anglophone academic study of comics, including those from other languages that are currently adopted and used in English.
Written by nearly 100 international and contemporary experts from the field, the entries are succinctly defined, exemplified, and referenced. The entries are 250 words or fewer, placed in alphabetical order, and explicitly cross-referenced to others in the book.
Key Terms in Comics Studies is an invaluable tool for both students and established researchers alike.
More details
Other editions
Additional editions
Persons
Dr Erin La Cour is Assistant Professor in English Literature and Visual Culture at the Free University Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Dr Simon Grennan is Leading Research Fellow at the University of Chester, UK.
Dr Rik Spanjers is Lecturer in Dutch Language and Culture at Utrecht University, Netherlands.Content
1. Introduction.- 2. Key Terms in Comics Studies.- 3. Abstract Comics - Avant-Garde.- 4. Bande Dessinée - Breakdown.- 5. Canon - Culture Industry.- 6. Dénouement - Drawing.- 7. Ecocriticism - Experimental Comics.- 8. Fable - Funny Animal.- 9. Gag - Gutter.- 10. Head Shop - Hybrid.- 11. Icon - Irony.- 12. Kitsch - Ludology.- 13. Mail Order - Myth.- 14. Narration - Novelisation.- 15. Onomatopoeia - Puzzle Comics.- 16. Queer Comics - Royalty Payment.- 17. Satire - Syuzhet.- 18. Taste Adjudication - Typography.- 19. Underground - Voice.- 20. War - Zine.