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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.




Table of Contents

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.


Key Terms in Comics Studies

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    A Paperback / softback by Erin La Cour, Simon Grennan, Rik Spanjers

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      Publisher Springer Nature Switzerland AG
      Published 4 January 2022
      ISBN-13 9783030749736
      978-3030749736
      ISBN-10 3030749738
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      Fiction Graphic Novels & Manga Politics, Philosophy & Society Media studies Popular culture

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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.




      Table of Contents

      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.


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