Girls and their comics : finding a female voice in comic book narrative / Jacqueline Danziger-Russell.
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TextPublication details: Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2013.Description: viii, 247 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: - 0810883759 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780810883758 (cloth : alk. paper)
- Finding a female voice in comic book narrative
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Main Library | Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's | 741.5 D199 | Available | 33111007573062 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In America, comics and comic books have often been associated with adolescent male fantasy--muscle-bound superheroes and scantily clad women. Nonetheless, comics have also been read and enjoyed by girls. While there have been many strong representations of women throughout their history, the comics of today have evolved and matured, becoming a potent medium in which to explore the female experience, particularly that of girlhood and adolescence.
In Girls and Their Comics: Finding a Female Voice in Comic Book Narrative, Jacqueline Danziger-Russell contends that comics have a unique place in the representation of female characters. She discusses the overall history of the comic book, paying special attention to girls' comics, showing how such works relate to a female point of view. While examining the concept of visual literacy, Danziger-Russell asserts that comics are an excellent space in which the marginalized voices of girls may be expressed. This volume also includes a chapter on manga (Japanese comics), which explains the genesis of girls' comics in Japan and their popularity with girls in the United States.
Including interviews with librarians, comic creators, and girls who read comics and manga, Girls and Their Comics is an important examination of the growing interest in comic books among young females and will appeal to a wide audience, including literary theorists, teachers, librarians, popular culture and women's studies scholars, and comic book historians.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-233) and index.
Girls and their comics : a brief history -- Comics as a hybrid art form, or The mysterious case of the picture book -- The power of visual narrative -- The appeal of manga -- Girls' comics today : different formats, expanding readership.
"Jacqueline Danziger-Russell contends that comics have a unique place in the representation of female characters and readers. She discusses the overall history of the comic book, playing special attention to that of girls' comics, showing how such works relate to a female point of view. While examining the concept of visual literacy, Danziger-Russell asserts that comics are an excellent space in which the marginalized voices of girls can be expressed. The book also includes a chapter on manga (Japanese comics),which explains the genesis of girls' comics in Japan and their popularity with girls in the United States. Including interviews with librarians, comic creators, and those who read comics and manga, Girls and Their Comics is an important examination of the growing interest in comic books among young females and will appeal to a wide audience, including literary theorists, teachers, librarians, popular culture and women's studies scholars, and comic book historians."--Back cover.