Comics and Migration: Representation and Other Practices (Global Perspectives in Comics Studies)

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Synopsis
Comics and human mobility have a long history of connections. This volume explores these entanglements with a focus on both how comics represent migration and what applied uses comics have in relation to migration. The volume examines both individual works of comic art and examples of practical applications of comics from across the world.Comics are well-suited to create understanding, highlight truthful information, and engender empathy in their audiences, but are also an art form that is preconditioned or even limited by its representational and practical conventions. Through analyses of various practices and representations, this book questions the uncritical belief in the capacity of comics, assesses their potential to represent stories of exile and immigration with compassion, and discusses how xenophobia and nationalism are both reinforced and questioned in comics. The book includes essays by both researchers and practitioners such as activists and journalists whose work has combined a focus on comics and migration. It predominantly scrutinises comics and activities from more peripheral areas such as the Nordic region, the German-language countries, Latin America, and southern Asia to analyse the treatment and visual representation of migration in these regions.This topical and engaging volume in the Global Perspectives in Comics Studies series will be of interest to researchers and students of comics studies, literary studies, visual art studies, cultural studies, migration, and sociology. It will also be useful reading for a wider academic audience interested in discourses around global migration and comics traditions.
Copyright:
2023

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
280 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781000859041
Related ISBNs:
9781032138503, 9781032184579, 9781003254621
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
selection and editorial matter, Ralf Kauranen, Olli Löytty, Aura Nikkilä, and Anna Vuorinne
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Social Studies, Politics and Government
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Ralf Kauranen
Edited by:
Olli Löytty
Edited by:
Aura Nikkilä
Edited by:
Anna Vuorinne

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