LEADER 04384nam 22006495 450 001 9910483038303321 005 20200930212417.0 010 $a3030435547 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-43554-7 035 $a(CKB)4100000011208549 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6172785 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-43554-7 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011208549 100 $a20200409d2020 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aUnderstanding Genres in Comics$b[electronic resource] /$fby Nicolas Labarre 205 $a1st ed. 2020. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Palgrave Pivot,$d2020. 215 $a1 online resource $cillustrations 225 1 $aPalgrave Studies in Comics and Graphic Novels,$x2634-6370 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a3-030-43553-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. 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?. 330 $a?The notion of comic book genres, such as superheroes and funny animals, has been a mainstay of comics scholarship before the field of study saw itself as such. Labarre?s Understanding Genres in Comics shows the limitations of fixed notions of genre and will require scholars of genre and comics to re-examine their approach.? --Ian Gordon, National University of Singapore This book offers a theoretical framework and numerous cases studies ? from early comic books to contemporary graphic novels ? to understand the uses of genres in comics. It begins with the assumption that genre is both frequently used and undertheorized in the medium. Drawing from existing genre theories, particularly in film studies, the book pays close attention to the cultural, commercial, and technological specificities of comics in order to ground its account of the dynamics of genre in the medium. While chronicling historical developments, including the way public discourses shaped the horror genre in comics in the 1950s and the genre-defining function of crossovers, the book also examines contemporary practices, such as the use of hashtags and their relations to genres in self-published online comics. Nicolas Labarre is an assistant lecturer at University Bordeaux Montaigne, France, where he teaches American society and culture. He is the author of Heavy Metal, l?autre Métal Hurlant (2017), a cultural history of Heavy Metal magazine, and of numerous articles on genres and intermediality in comics. 410 0$aPalgrave Studies in Comics and Graphic Novels,$x2634-6370 606 $aComic books, strips, etc 606 $aFilm genres 606 $aCommunication 606 $aLiterature, Modern?20th century 606 $aLiterature, Modern?21st century 606 $aComics Studies$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/411250 606 $aGenre$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/413110 606 $aMedia and Communication$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/412010 606 $aContemporary Literature$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/815000 615 0$aComic books, strips, etc. 615 0$aFilm genres. 615 0$aCommunication. 615 0$aLiterature, Modern?20th century. 615 0$aLiterature, Modern?21st century. 615 14$aComics Studies. 615 24$aGenre. 615 24$aMedia and Communication. 615 24$aContemporary Literature. 676 $a741.59 700 $aLabarre$b Nicolas$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$01229925 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910483038303321 996 $aUnderstanding Genres in Comics$92854968 997 $aUNINA