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Disability in Comic Books and Graphic Narratives Hardcover - 2016

by C. Foss (Editor); J. Gray (Editor); Zach Whalen (Editor)

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Disability in Comic Books and Graphic Narratives invites readers to consider both canonical and alternative graphic representations of disability. Some chapters focus on comic superheroes, from lesser-known protagonists like Cyborg and Helen Killer to classics such as Batgirl and Batman; many more explore the amazing range of graphic narratives revolving around disability, covering famous names such as Alison Bechdel and Chris Ware, as well as less familiar artists like Keiko Tobe and Georgia Webber. The volume also offers a broad spectrum of represented disabilities: amputation, autism, blindness, deafness, depression, Huntington's, multiple sclerosis, obsessive-compulsive disorder, speech impairment, and spinal injury. A number of the essays collected here show how comics continue to implicate themselves in the objectification and marginalization of persons with disabilities, perpetuating stale stereotypes and stigmas. At the same time, others stress how this medium simultaneouslyoffers unique potential for transforming our understanding of disability in truly profound ways.

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  • Title Disability in Comic Books and Graphic Narratives
  • Author C. Foss (Editor); J. Gray (Editor); Zach Whalen (Editor)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st ed. 2016
  • Pages 216
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Palgrave MacMillan
  • Date 2016-02-23
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9781137501103 / 1137501103
  • Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.6 x 5.7 x 0.8 in (21.84 x 14.48 x 2.03 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Topical: Physically Challenged
  • Library of Congress subjects Graphic novels - History and criticism, Comic books, strips, etc - History and
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2015032825
  • Dewey Decimal Code 741.59

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Citations

  • Choice, 02/01/2017, Page 0

About the author

Chris Foss is Professor of English at the University of Mary Washington, USA, where he specializes in Nineteenth-Century British Literature, with a secondary expertise in disability studies. He is the author of over 20 scholarly publications and over 35 academic conference papers.

Jonathan W. Gray is Associate Professor of English, John Jay College, CUNY, USA. He is editor of the Journal of Comics and Culture and author of Civil Rights in the White Literary Imagination (2013). He is currently working on Illustrating the Race: Representing Blackness in American Comics.

Zach Whalen is Associate Professor of English, University of Mary Washington, USA, where he researches video games, comics, and electronic literature. He is the co-editor of Playing the Past: History and Nostalgia in Video Games (2008).

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