ISBN:
9781474248822
,
9781474248815
,
9781474248808
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 294 p)
,
Illustrationen
Ausgabe:
2014
Erscheinungsjahr:
2016
Paralleltitel:
Erscheint auch als Visualizing Jewish narrative
DDC:
741.5/9
Schlagwort(e):
Comic books, strips, etc Social aspects
;
Jews in popular culture
;
Comic strip characters History
;
Heroes Comic books, strips, etc
;
Comic books, strips, etc History and criticism
;
Jews in literature
;
Comic books, strips, etc Social aspects
;
Heroes Comic books, strips, etc
;
Comic strip characters History
;
Comic books, strips, etc History and criticism
;
Jews in popular culture
;
Jews in literature
;
Electronic books
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Jüdische Literatur
;
Comic
;
Graphic Novel
Kurzfassung:
"Examining a wide range of comics and graphic novels -- including works by creators such as Will Eisner, Leela Corman, Neil Gaiman, Art Spiegelman, Sarah Glidden and Joe Sacco -- this book explores how comics writers and artists have tackled major issues of Jewish identity and culture. With chapters written by leading and emerging scholars in contemporary comic book studies, Visualizing Jewish Narrative highlights the ways in which Jewish comics have handled such topics as: Biography, autobiography, and Jewish identity Gender and sexuality Genre - from superheroes to comedy The Holocaust The Israel-Palestine conflict Sources in the Hebrew Bible and Jewish myth Visualizing Jewish Narrative also includes a foreword by Danny Fingeroth, former editor of the Spider-Man line and author of Superman on the Couch and Disguised as Clark Kent."--Bloomsbury Publishing
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.5040/9781474248822
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