{"product_id":"studying-comics-and-graphic-novels-paperback","title":"Studying Comics and Graphic Novels - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKarin Kukkonen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis introduction to studying comics and graphic novels is a structured guide to a popular topic. It deploys new cognitive methods of textual analysis and features activities and exercises throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDeploys novel cognitive approaches to analyze the importance of psychological and physical aspects of reader experience\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCarefully structured to build a sequenced, rounded introduction to the subject\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes study activities, writing exercises, and essay topics throughout\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDedicated chapters cover popular sub-genres such as autobiography and literary adaptation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday's comics and graphic novels tackle serious themes and win Pulitzer prizes. This guide introduces their distinctive characteristics, traces their historical development, and analyzes their narrative structure. An ideal course book, the text includes material on sub-genres, such as autobiography and literary adaptation, and deploys the principles of cognitive science to explore how we respond to texts that fuse visual and linguistic storytelling techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStudying Comics and Graphic Novels\u003c\/i\u003e includes study activities, assignments, and essay questions on each topic as well as an extensive glossary and list of prominent comic and graphic novel publications, making this an invaluable student resource.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKarin Kukkonen\u003c\/b\u003e is Balzan Postdoctoral Research Fellow at St John's College, University of Oxford, UK. Her research focuses on the emergence and development of comics as a narrative form during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Dr Kukkonen has published work on metaphors, metafiction, and multi-perspective storytelling in comics. Her recent monograph, \u003ci\u003eContemporary Comics Storytelling\u003c\/i\u003e (2013) examines how the comics of recent years engage with the legacy of postmodernism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 10, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47447771349170,"sku":"9781118499924","price":57.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/1db349fb0dc8920160e9b7752853e194.webp?v=1778745458","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/studying-comics-and-graphic-novels-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}