Precarious Youth in Contemporary Graphic Narratives: Young Lives in Crisis

This book explores comics as a form of moral outrage against the precarity of young lives, focusing on the expression and representation of precarious subjectivities, economic and professional precarity, and activism and vulnerability. It offers a global perspective and comprehensive coverage of different aspects of the field, with a special attention to minorities and liminal subjects.

Format: Hardback
Length: 270 pages
Publication date: 26 September 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive volume delves into the realm of comics as powerful expressions of moral outrage in the face of a reality where precarity has become an integral part of the lives of young individuals. With the growing interest in the topic of precarity, this book offers a significant contribution to the literature on precarity. The chapters explore the multifaceted expressions and representations of precarious subjectivities, as well as the economic and professional challenges inherent in comics creation and production. An international team of authors, comprising both young and senior scholars, conducts a systematic examination of the portrayal of precarious youth in graphic fiction, autobiographical comics, superheroes, precarity, market dynamics, and spaces of activism and vulnerability. The book provides a global perspective and comprehensive coverage of various aspects of this complex and multifaceted field of knowledge, with a particular emphasis on marginalized and liminal subjects. This timely and interdisciplinary volume appeals to comics scholars and researchers across a wide range of disciplines, including media and cultural studies, modern languages, education, art and design, communication studies, sociology, medical humanities, and more. By examining comics as a medium through which moral outrage is expressed, this book sheds light on the ways in which young people navigate the complexities of an increasingly precarious world and offers valuable insights into the broader societal implications of precarity.

Weight: 690g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032123592