Comic Books and American Cultural HistoryComic Books and American Cultural History
An Anthology
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Current format, Book, 2012, , No Longer Available. Offered in 0 more formats<p><i>Comic Books and American Cultural History</i> is an anthology that examines the ways in which comic books can be used to understand the history of the United States. Over the last twenty years, there has been a proliferation of book-length works focusing on the history of comic books, but few have investigated how comics can be used as sources for doing American cultural history.<br><br>These original essays illustrate ways in which comic books can be used as resources for scholars and teachers. Part 1 of the book examines comics and graphic novels that demonstrate the techniques of cultural history; the essays in Part 2 use comics and graphic novels as cultural artifacts; the third part of the book studies the concept of historical identity through the 20th century; and the final section focuses on different treatments of contemporary American history. Discussing topics that range from romance comics and Superman to <i>American Flagg! </i>and <i>Ex Machina</i>, this is a vivid collection that will be useful to anyone studying comic books or teaching American history.</p>
This volume explores the ways in which comic books can be utilized as a source of learning about American history. Topics addressed by the 16 chapters include comics as primary sources in the case of the 2006 narrative Journey into Mohawk Country, the treatment of the American frontier myth in Garth Ennis's Preacher, marriage and materialism in American romance comics in the late 1940s and early 1950s, the contemporary negotiation of queer identity and the Marvel Comic character Northstar, the Marvel character Nick Fury as a reflection of cultural evolution from World War II to the Cold War, and the militarism of American superheroes after 9/11. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
A highly original collection of essays, demonstrating how comic books can be used as primary sources in the teaching and understanding of American history.
This volume explores the ways in which comic books can be utilized as a source of learning about American history. Topics addressed by the 16 chapters include comics as primary sources in the case of the 2006 narrative Journey into Mohawk Country, the treatment of the American frontier myth in Garth Ennis's Preacher, marriage and materialism in American romance comics in the late 1940s and early 1950s, the contemporary negotiation of queer identity and the Marvel Comic character Northstar, the Marvel character Nick Fury as a reflection of cultural evolution from World War II to the Cold War, and the militarism of American superheroes after 9/11. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
A highly original collection of essays, demonstrating how comic books can be used as primary sources in the teaching and understanding of American history.
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