{"product_id":"black-women-in-sequence-9780295994963","title":"Black Women in Sequence","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A must read.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Laura Sneddon * Women Write about Comics *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Whaley presents a compelling study of women of African descent in American comics. . . . The kaleidoscopic nature of her study allows readers to form a comprehensive idea about the politics of race and gender in American comics from the late 1930s until today. . . . With its far‐ranging thematic scope and range, Black Women in Sequence is destined to become a cornerstone in the study of gender and race in American comics.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Kirsten Mollegaard * Journal of Popular Culture *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"One of the first book-length works to deal specifically with the construction and experience of black women in sequential art. . . . Whaley considers the creation and consumption of sequential media by black women, often erased from conversations about fan culture. . . . An extraordinarily ambitious work.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Joshua Abraham Kopin * American Literature *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Engaging and provocative,\u003ci\u003e Black Women in Sequence\u003c\/i\u003e is relevant not only to comic scholars, but to anyone with an interest in how difference is represented using visual rhetoric.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Feminist Media Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Re-inking the Nation: Jackie Ormes’s Black Cultural Front Comics\u003cbr\u003e 2. Black Cat Got Your Tongue?: Catwoman, Blackness, and Postracialism\u003cbr\u003e 3. African Goddesses, Mixed-Race Wonders, and Baadasssss Women: Black Women as “Signs” of African in US Comics\u003cbr\u003e 4. Anime Dreams for African Girls: Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water\u003cbr\u003e 5. Where I’m Coming From: Black Female Artists and Postmodern Comix\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Comic Book Divas and the Making of Sequential Subjects \u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400930697559,"sku":"9780295994963","price":29.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780295994963.jpg?v=1730471972","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/black-women-in-sequence-9780295994963","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}