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Black Women in Sequence: Re-inking Comics, Graphic Novels, and Anime
Deborah Elizabeth Whaley
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Description for Black Women in Sequence: Re-inking Comics, Graphic Novels, and Anime
Paperback. Num Pages: 22 black & white illustrations, 22 colour plates, 44 illus., 22 in color. BIC Classification: DSK; FX; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 254 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
Black Women in Sequence takes readers on a search for women of African descent in comics subculture. From the 1971 appearance of the Skywald Publications character the Butterfly - the first Black female superheroine in a comic book - to contemporary comic books, graphic novels, film, manga, and video gaming, a growing number of Black women are becoming producers, viewers, and subjects of sequential art. As the first detailed investigation of Black women's participation in comic art, Black Women in Sequence examines the representation, production, and transnational circulation of women of African descent in the ... Read more
Black Women in Sequence takes readers on a search for women of African descent in comics subculture. From the 1971 appearance of the Skywald Publications character the Butterfly - the first Black female superheroine in a comic book - to contemporary comic books, graphic novels, film, manga, and video gaming, a growing number of Black women are becoming producers, viewers, and subjects of sequential art. As the first detailed investigation of Black women's participation in comic art, Black Women in Sequence examines the representation, production, and transnational circulation of women of African descent in the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
510g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9780295994963
SKU
V9780295994963
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-37
About Deborah Elizabeth Whaley
Deborah Elizabeth Whaley is associate professor of American studies and African American studies at the University of Iowa. She is the author of Disciplining Women: Alpha Kappa Alpha, Black Counterpublics, and the Cultural Politics of Black Sororities.
Reviews for Black Women in Sequence: Re-inking Comics, Graphic Novels, and Anime
One of the first book-length works to deal specifically with the construction and experience of black women in sequential art. . . . Whaley considers the creation and consumption of sequential media by black women, often erased from conversations about fan culture. . . . An extraordinarily ambitious work.
Joshua Abraham Kopin
American Literature
Whaley presents a ... Read more
Joshua Abraham Kopin
American Literature
Whaley presents a ... Read more