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Seeing Comics through Art History: Alternative Approaches to the Form
Seeing Comics through Art History: Alternative Approaches to the Form
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This book explores the methodologies of Art History in Comics Studies, addressing overlooked aspects of aesthetics, form, materiality, perception, and visual style, and questioning deep-rooted categories and procedures. It brings together international scholars from various disciplines, including art history, comparative literature, American literature, cultural studies, visual studies, and art & design practice, who apply art-historical methodologies to the study of comic strips, books, cartoons, graphic novels, and manga.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 348 pages
Publication date: 19 June 2023
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
This book delves into the potential of Art History methodologies to enhance our understanding of comics, encompassing overlooked aspects of aesthetics, form, materiality, perception, and visual style. It examines the contributions of Art History to comic scholarship, challenging established categories and procedures. Additionally, it explores the contributions of comics and Comics Studies to Art History, highlighting the mutual benefits and reciprocal inquiries between the two fields. The book brings together the work of international scholars who apply art-historical methodologies to various comic mediums, including strips, books, cartoons, graphic novels, and manga. These scholars are not only researchers but also educators, artists, designers, curators, producers, librarians, editors, and writers, with some engaging in practice-based research. While many have formal art history training, others come from diverse backgrounds, such as Comparative Literature, American Literature, Cultural Studies, Visual Studies, and various Art & Design disciplines.
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030935092
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022
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