{"product_id":"the-art-of-pere-joan-9781477318126","title":"The Art of Pere Joan","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Mallorca, Pere Joan Riera (known professionally as Pere Joan) thrived in the underground comics world, beginning in the mid-1970s with the self-published collections \u003ci\u003eBaladas Urbanas\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMuŽrdago\u003c\/i\u003e, both of which were released almost immediately after the death of the dictator Francisco Franco and Spain''s transition to democracy. The first monograph in English on a comics artist from Spain, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Pere Joan\u003c\/i\u003e takes a topographical approach to reading comics, applying theories of cultural and urban geography to Pere Joan’s treatment of space and landscape in his singular body of work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBalancing this goal with an exploration of specific works by Pere Joan, Benjamin Fraser demonstrates that looking at the thematic, structural, and aesthetic originality of the artist''s landscape-driven work can help us begin to newly understand the representational properties of comics as a spatial medium. This in-depth examination reveals the resonance between \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Art of Pere Joan\u003c\/i\u003e is a valuable contribution...Its historical introduction as well as its balanced blend of theory and close reading makes this book a useful tool for scholars and students interested in comics in general but also Iberian cultural studies in particular. * European Comic Art *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Art of Pere Joan\u003c\/i\u003e takes an ambitious interdisciplinary approach to Comic Studies through the analysis of the reception of one particular artist: Pere Joan...Through [Fraser's] complex and comprehensive investigation into [Pere Joan's] works, the reader not only understands how the Mallorcan pushed the boundaries of comics definitions, but also how to frame Comics Studies research as the product of cultural, economic, political, and social frameworks...Fraser has created a robust and contextualised history of a lesser-known artist. * Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelected Artist Chronology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImportant Note on Spain for the General Reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction: Pere Joan’s Comics Geographies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 1. The Comics Landscape of Spain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 2. Topographies of the Image, Panel, and Page: Comics Narration Three Ways\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 3. Rural Cartographies: Emotion, Ecology, and Subjectivity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 4. Urban Geographies: Cityscapes, Mobility, and Belonging\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 5. Island Imaginaries: Mallorca’s Cultural Landscapes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739633135959,"sku":"9781477318126","price":29.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781477318126.jpg?v=1720052781","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-art-of-pere-joan-9781477318126","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}