Children's and Young Adult Comics
(Paperback)
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Publishing Details
Children's and Young Adult Comics
By (Author) Professor Gwen Athene Tarbox
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Bloomsbury Academic
16th April 2020
United Kingdom
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Fiction
Childrens and teenage literature studies: general
Media studies
741.59
Physical Properties
Paperback
200
Width 138mm, Height 216mm
260g
Description
A complete critical guide to the history, form and contexts of the genre, Childrens and Young Adult Comics helps readers explore how comics have engaged with one of their most crucial audiences. In an accessible and easy-to-navigate format, the book covers such topics as: - The history of comics for children and young adults, from early cartoon strips to the rise of comics as mainstream childrens literature - Cultural contexts from the Comics Code Authority to graphic novel adaptations of popular childrens texts such as Neil Gaimans Coraline - Key texts from familiar favourites like Peanuts and Archie Comics to YA graphic novels such as Gene Luen Yangs American Born Chinese and hybrid works including the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series - Important theoretical and critical approaches to studying childrens and young adult comics Childrens and Young Adult Comics includes a glossary of crucial critical terms and a lengthy resources section to help students and readers develop their understanding of these genres and pursue independent study.
Reviews
While this book is an essential read for teachers and teacher educators who hope to incorporate comics into their curricula and to expand their definitions of literacy and literature, it is even more important for its unwavering commitment to diverse texts. Tarbox brings an invaluable perspective forward, and her critical approach challenges educators and scholars of childrens and young adult literature to rethink the texts we see as valuable. * Inks: The Journal of the Comics Studies Society *
Author Bio
Gwen Athene Tarbox is Professor of English at Western Michigan University, USA. Her book The Clubwomen's Daughters: Collectivist Impulses in Progressive-era Girls' Fiction (2001) was named a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title, and she is co-editor, with Dr. Michelle Ann Abate, of Graphic Novels for Children and Young Adults: A Collection of Critical Essays (2017).
