Comics As Philosophy - Jeff Mclaughlin - Bøger - University Press of Mississippi - 9781604730005 - 22. januar 2008
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Through the combination of text and images, comic books offer a unique opportunity to explore deep questions about aesthetics, ethics, and epistemology in non-traditional ways. The essays in this collection focus on a wide variety of genres, from mainstream superhero comics, to graphic novels of social realism, to European adventure classics.


Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 228-235) and index. Publisher Marketing: Through the combination of text and images, comic books offer a unique opportunity to explore deep questions about aesthetics, ethics, and epistemology in nontraditional ways. The essays in this collection focus on a wide variety of genres, from mainstream superhero comics, to graphic novels of social realism, to European adventure classics. Included among the contributions are essays on existentialism in Daniel Clowes's graphic novel "Ghost World," ecocriticism in Paul Chadwick's long-running "Concrete" series, and political philosophies in Herge's perennially popular "The Adventures of Tintin." Modern political concerns inform Terry Kading's discussion of how superhero comics have responded to 9/11 and how the genre reflects the anxieties of the contemporary world. Essayists also explore the issues surrounding the development and appreciation of comics. Amy Kiste Nyberg examines the rise of the Comics Code, using it as a springboard for discussing the ethics of censorship and child protection in America. Stanford W. Carpenter uses interviews to analyze how a team of Marvel artists and writers reimagined the origin of one of Marvel's most iconic superheroes, Captain America. Throughout, essayists in Comics as Philosophy show how well the form can be used by its artists and its interpreters as a means of philosophical inquiry. Jeff McLaughlin is assistant professor of philosophy at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, British Columbia. Review Citations:

Choice 12/01/2006 pg. 631 (EAN 9781578067947, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  McLaughlin, Jeff Jeff McLaughlin is an assistant professor of philosophy at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, and the editor of Stan Lee: Conversations.

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Udgivet 22. januar 2008
ISBN13 9781604730005
Forlag University Press of Mississippi
Antal sider 246
Mål 165 × 231 × 16 mm   ·   428 g
Sprog Engelsk  
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