Black Comics - Politics of Race and Representation (Paperback, New)

Winner of the 2014 Will Eisner Award for Best Scholarly/Academic Work Bringing together contributors from a wide-range of critical perspectives, Black Comics: Politics of Race and Representation is an analytic history of the diverse contributions of Black artists to the medium of comics. Covering comic books, superhero comics, graphic novels and cartoon strips from the early 20th century to the present, the book explores the ways in which Black comic artists have grappled with such themes as the Black experience, gender identity, politics and social media. Black Comics: Politics of Race and Representation introduces students to such key texts as: The work of Jackie Ormes Black women superheroes from Vixen to Black Panther Aaron McGruder's strip The Boondocks

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Academic USA
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2013
First published:	March 2013
Editors:	Sheena C Howard • Ronald L. Jackson Ii
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	288
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-4411-3528-5
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Special features > Graphic novels
LSN:	1-4411-3528-6
Barcode:	9781441135285

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