04384nam 22006495 450 991048303830332120200930212417.0303043554710.1007/978-3-030-43554-7(CKB)4100000011208549(MiAaPQ)EBC6172785(DE-He213)978-3-030-43554-7(EXLCZ)99410000001120854920200409d2020 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierUnderstanding Genres in Comics[electronic resource] /by Nicolas Labarre1st ed. 2020.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Palgrave Pivot,2020.1 online resource illustrationsPalgrave Studies in Comics and Graphic Novels,2634-6370Includes index.3-030-43553-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Introduction: Genres as formula, genres beyond formula -- 2. Are genres media-specific? -- 3. Where are genres in comics? -- 4. How genres emerge: horror comics -- 5. How genres are maintained: the case of genre curation in crossovers -- 6. The uses of genre: productivity, cultural distinction and shared culture -- 7. The uses of genre: generic discourses among producing fans -- 8. The uses of genres: asserting authority -- 10. Invisible genres and other architexts -- 11. Conclusion: Beyond genre?.“The notion of comic book genres, such as superheroes and funny animals, has been a mainstay of comics scholarship before the field of study saw itself as such. Labarre’s Understanding Genres in Comics shows the limitations of fixed notions of genre and will require scholars of genre and comics to re-examine their approach.” --Ian Gordon, National University of Singapore This book offers a theoretical framework and numerous cases studies – from early comic books to contemporary graphic novels – to understand the uses of genres in comics. It begins with the assumption that genre is both frequently used and undertheorized in the medium. Drawing from existing genre theories, particularly in film studies, the book pays close attention to the cultural, commercial, and technological specificities of comics in order to ground its account of the dynamics of genre in the medium. While chronicling historical developments, including the way public discourses shaped the horror genre in comics in the 1950s and the genre-defining function of crossovers, the book also examines contemporary practices, such as the use of hashtags and their relations to genres in self-published online comics. Nicolas Labarre is an assistant lecturer at University Bordeaux Montaigne, France, where he teaches American society and culture. He is the author of Heavy Metal, l’autre Métal Hurlant (2017), a cultural history of Heavy Metal magazine, and of numerous articles on genres and intermediality in comics.Palgrave Studies in Comics and Graphic Novels,2634-6370Comic books, strips, etcFilm genresCommunicationLiterature, Modern—20th centuryLiterature, Modern—21st centuryComics Studieshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/411250Genrehttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/413110Media and Communicationhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/412010Contemporary Literaturehttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/815000Comic books, strips, etc.Film genres.Communication.Literature, Modern—20th century.Literature, Modern—21st century.Comics Studies.Genre.Media and Communication.Contemporary Literature.741.59Labarre Nicolasauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1229925MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910483038303321Understanding Genres in Comics2854968UNINA