Comics and Migration: Representation and Other Practices

This book explores the connections between comics and human mobility, focusing on how comics represent migration and their practical applications. It examines individual works of comic art and examples of practical applications from around the world, questioning the uncritical belief in the capacity of comics to represent stories of exile and immigration with compassion. The book includes essays by researchers and practitioners from various fields, predominantly scrutinizing comics and activities from peripheral regions to analyze the treatment and visual representation of migration.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 280 pages
Publication date: 31 March 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Comics and human mobility have a rich and intertwined history, with this volume delving into the complex relationships between the two. It explores the ways in which comics represent migration, examining both individual works of comic art and practical applications of comics across the globe. The volume critically examines the potential of comics to convey nuanced narratives of exile and immigration, challenging the notion of their uncritical capacity. It also examines how comics can reinforce or challenge xenophobia and nationalism, shedding light on the complex ways in which these ideologies are expressed and contested within the medium.

The book includes essays by both researchers and practitioners, including activists and journalists, whose work combines a focus on comics and migration. It primarily examines comics and activities from less mainstream regions such as the Nordic region, the German-language countries, Latin America, and southern Asia, analyzing the treatment and visual representation of migration in these areas.

This topical and engaging volume in the Global Perspectives in Comics Studies series appeals to scholars and students of comics studies, literary studies, visual art studies, cultural studies, migration, and sociology. It also offers valuable insights to a broader academic audience interested in discourses around global migration and comics traditions.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032184579