Representing Multiculturalism in Comics and Graphic Novels

"Multiculturalism, and its representation, has long presented challenges for the medium of comics. This book presents a wide ranging survey of the ways in which comics have dealt with the diversity of creators and characters and the (lack of) visibility for characters who don't conform to particular cultural stereotypes. Contributors engage with ethnicity and other cultural forms from Israel, Romania, North America, South Africa, Germany, Spain, U.S. Latino and Canada and consider the ways in which comics are able to represent multiculturalism through a focus on the formal elements of the medium. Discussion themes include education, countercultures, monstrosity, the quotidian, the notion of the "other," anthropomorphism, and colonialism. Taking a truly international perspective, the book brings into dialogue a broad range of comics traditions"--

Product details

• Authors: Carolene (University of Chichester Ayaka, Carolene Hague Ayaka
• Assisted by: Carolene Ayaka (Editor), Ayaka Carolene (Editor), Ian Hague (Editor), Hague Ian (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.12.2014
• EAN: 9781138025158
• ISBN: 978-1-138-02515-8
• No. of pages: 286
• Series: Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Ethnic Studies, History, Media Studies, Sociology, Popular Culture, The arts: general issues, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / Books & Reading, LITERARY CRITICISM / Comics & Graphic Novels, Humanities, Communication Studies, Literature: history & criticism, Literature: history and criticism, The arts: general topics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General