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Women's Experimental Autobiography from Counterculture Comics to Transmedia Storytelling: Staging Encounters Across Time, Space, and Medium
Women's Experimental Autobiography from Counterculture Comics to Transmedia Storytelling: Staging Encounters Across Time, Space, and Medium Dissertation Presented in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of Ohio State University Alexandra Mary Jenkins, M.A. Graduate Program in English The Ohio State University 2014 Dissertation Committee: Jared Gardner, Advisor Sean O’Sullivan Robyn Warhol Copyright by Alexandra Mary Jenkins 2014 Abstract Feminist activism in the United States and Europe during the 1960s and 1970s harnessed radical social thought and used innovative expressive forms in order to disrupt the “grand perspective” espoused by men in every field (Adorno 206). Feminist student activists often put their own female bodies on display to disrupt the disembodied “objective” thinking that still seemed to dominate the academy. The philosopher Theodor Adorno responded to one such action, the “bared breasts incident,” carried out by his radical students in Germany in 1969, in an essay, “Marginalia to Theory and Praxis.” In that essay, he defends himself against the students’ claim that he proved his lack of relevance to contemporary students when he failed to respond to the spectacle of their liberated bodies. He acknowledged that the protest movements seemed to offer thoughtful people a way “out of their self-isolation,” but ultimately, to replace philosophy with bodily spectacle would mean to miss the “infinitely progressive aspect of the separation of theory and praxis” (259, 266). Lisa Yun Lee argues that this separation continues to animate contemporary feminist debates, and that it is worth returning to Adorno’s reasoning, if we wish to understand women’s particular modes of theoretical ii insight in conversation with “grand perspectives” on cultural theory in the twenty-first century. -
What Superman Teaches Us About the American Dream and Changing Values Within the United States
TRUTH, JUSTICE, AND THE AMERICAN WAY: WHAT SUPERMAN TEACHES US ABOUT THE AMERICAN DREAM AND CHANGING VALUES WITHIN THE UNITED STATES Lauren N. Karp AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Lauren N. Karp for the degree of Master of Arts in English presented on June 4, 2009 . Title: Truth, Justice, and the American Way: What Superman Teaches Us about the American Dream and Changing Values within the United States Abstract approved: ____________________________________________________________________ Evan Gottlieb This thesis is a study of the changes in the cultural definition of the American Dream. I have chosen to use Superman comics, from 1938 to the present day, as litmus tests for how we have societally interpreted our ideas of “success” and the “American Way.” This work is primarily a study in culture and social changes, using close reading of comic books to supply evidence. I argue that we can find three distinct periods where the definition of the American Dream has changed significantly—and the identity of Superman with it. I also hypothesize that we are entering an era with an entirely new definition of the American Dream, and thus Superman must similarly change to meet this new definition. Truth, Justice, and the American Way: What Superman Teaches Us about the American Dream and Changing Values within the United States by Lauren N. Karp A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Presented June 4, 2009 Commencement June 2010 Master of Arts thesis of Lauren N. Karp presented on June 4, 2009 APPROVED: ____________________________________________________________________ Major Professor, representing English ____________________________________________________________________ Chair of the Department of English ____________________________________________________________________ Dean of the Graduate School I understand that my thesis will become part of the permanent collection of Oregon State University libraries. -
The Work of David Foster Wallace and Post-Postmodernism Charles Reginald Nixon Submitted in Accordance with the Requirements
- i - The work of David Foster Wallace and post-postmodernism Charles Reginald Nixon Submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy The University of Leeds School of English September 2013 - ii - - iii - The candidate confirms that the work submitted is his own and that appropriate credit has been given where reference has been made to the work of others. This copy has been supplied on the understanding that it is copyright material and that no quotation from the thesis may be published without proper acknowledgement. © 2013 The University of Leeds and Charles Reginald Nixon The right of Charles Reginald Nixon to be identified as Author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. - iv - - v - Acknowledgements (With apologies to anyone I have failed to name): Many thanks to Hamilton Carroll for guiding this thesis from its earliest stages. Anything good here has been encouraged into existence by him, anything bad is the result of my stubborn refusal to listen to his advice. Thanks, too, to Andrew Warnes for additional guidance and help along the way, and to the many friends and colleagues at the University of Leeds and beyond who have provided assistance, advice and encouragement. Stephen Burn, in particular, and the large and growing number of fellow Wallace scholars I have met around the world have contributed much to this work's intellectual value; our conversations have been amongst my most treasured, from a scholarly perspective and just because they have been so enjoyable. -
Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Sin City Vol. 7 Hell and Back by Frank Miller Sin City TPB (2005 Dark Horse 2Nd Edition) Frank Miller's Comic Books
Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Sin City Vol. 7 Hell and Back by Frank Miller Sin City TPB (2005 Dark Horse 2nd Edition) Frank Miller's comic books. 2nd Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Hard Goodbye!" Collects stories from Dark Horse Presents (1986) #51-62 and Dark Horse Presents Special (1991). Story and art by Frank Miller. Legendary artist Frank Miller opened a noir opus in Sin City. This critically acclaimed triumph - honored by both an Eisner Award and the prestigious National Cartoonists' Award - combines the pulp intensity of writers like Spillane and Cain with the gritty graphic storytelling that only Miller can deliver. Sin City is the place - tough as leather and dry as tinder. Love is the fuel, and the now-infamous character Marv has the match. not to mention a "condition." He's gunning after Goldie's killer, so it's time to watch this town burn! Sin City was made into a major motion picture in 2005, directed by Miller and Robert Rodriguez (Desperado, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, SpyKids) and features a cast of Hollywood all-stars. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 208 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $17.00. 2nd Edition - Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. "The Hard Goodbye!" Collects stories from Dark Horse Presents (1986) #51-62 and Dark Horse Presents Special (1991). Story and art by Frank Miller. Legendary artist Frank Miller opened a noir opus in Sin City. This critically acclaimed triumph - honored by both an Eisner Award and the prestigious National Cartoonists' Award - combines the pulp intensity of writers like Spillane and Cain with the gritty graphic storytelling that only Miller can deliver. -
New Sincerity Comics
COPAS—Current Objectives of Postgraduate American Studies Issue 20.1 (2019) “Here They Come to Save the Day” – The New Sincerity in 1990s American Superhero Comics Rafael Alves Azevedo ABSTRACT: After the success of postmodern superhero comics that deconstructed heroism in post- Vietnam, post-Watergate USA, mid-1990s comics experienced a resurgence in unabashedly heroic narratives. This coincided with David Foster Wallace’s call for post-irony and the emergence of New Sincerity, a post-postmodern trend that aims to break with cynicism. I will argue that these superhero comics are inherently nostalgic, drawing on tropes, storylines, and characters from the Silver Age comics of the 1950s and 60s. Discussing this dispute between postmodern cynicism and New Sincerity, a lens through which the current political and cultural landscape can be analyzed and dissected, will shed light on the origin and nature of two opposing narrative trends that have been increasingly shaping American culture, society, and politics. KEYWORDS: New Sincerity; Nostalgia; Superhero comics; Post-irony; Post-postmodernism Introduction: Putting the Superhero Back Together Borrowing from the Greek concept of the Ages of Man, comic book fans, historians, and scholars use the notion of metallic ages to subdivide the history of American superhero comic books. The so-called Golden Age lasted from Superman’s first appearance in Action Comics #1 (1938) to the late 1940s or early 1950s when the genre’s popularity waned and most superhero titles were cancelled. This period was marked by stories about anti- establishment “social crusading” (Tye 49) and World War II (Johnson 7-48). In the wake of congressional hearings on the relationship between comic books and juvenile delinquency, the Comics Code Authority was set up in 1954 to censor the industry’s output. -
Awnmag5.08.Pdf
Table of Contents NOVEMBER 2000 VOL.5 NO.8 4 Editor’s Notebook A new, healthy beginning… 5 Letters: [email protected] TELEVISION 6 Belphégor,The Renewed Legend The legend of Belphégor has entranced France for years. Now France 2 and 3 bring the mys- terious dark figure back to television, only this time, it’s animated. Annick Teninge reports. 11 No Boundaries:An Interview With Eric Radomski From Batman: The Animated Series to Spawn and Spicy, Eric Radomski has always been testing the limits of animated TV, while being very vocal about what makes and breaks a show. Amid Amidi passes on the insight. 19 Primetime Animation Fills Growing Niche TV Gerard Raiti studies the migration of animated primetime programming from the major net- works to more specialized networks and reveals that maybe 2000 wasn’t such a bust after all, rather just a shifting of sorts. 2000 24 The Good,The Bad,The Butt-Ugly Martians The Butt-Ugly Martians are about to invade Earth and the World Wide Web simultaneously. Paul Younghusband investigates this strategy’s development and implementation process. 26 Boom and Doom Did primetime television animation fail because it was animated or because it was on big time network TV? Martin Goodman offers new insight on the pressures (and ignorance) influencing the bust of 2000. 30 Tom Snyder Productions Goes Scriptless Sharon Schatz goes behind the scenes at Tom Snyder Productions and learns how this surpris- ing little company has been hitting winners ever since its inception. 34 The Purpose of That X-Chromosome Oxygen’s flagship showcase of animation, X-Chromosome is almost a year old. -
The Relationship Between Societal Stress and the Rise of Vigilantism in Comic Books
Rochester Institute of Technology RIT Scholar Works Theses 5-11-2018 Justice by any Means: The Relationship Between Societal Stress and the Rise of Vigilantism in Comic Books Gregory Heerkens [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.rit.edu/theses Recommended Citation Heerkens, Gregory, "Justice by any Means: The Relationship Between Societal Stress and the Rise of Vigilantism in Comic Books" (2018). Thesis. Rochester Institute of Technology. Accessed from This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by RIT Scholar Works. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses by an authorized administrator of RIT Scholar Works. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Running head: JUSTICE BY ANY MEANS 1 Rochester Institute of Technology School of Communication College of Liberal Arts Justice by any Means: The Relationship Between Societal Stress and the Rise of Vigilantism in Comic Books by Gregory Heerkens A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the Master of Science Degree in Communication & Media Technologies Degree Awarded: May 11, 2018 JUSTICE BY ANY MEANS 2 The members of the Committee approve the thesis of Gregory Heerkens presented on April 30, 2018. Andrea Hickerson, Ph.D. Assistant Professor and Director School of Communication Grant Cos, Ph.D. Professor of Communication Director of Graduate Programs School of Communication Rudy Pugliese, Ph.D. Professor of Communication School of Communication Thesis Adviser Steven Galbraith, Ph.D. Curator, Melbert B. Cary, Jr. Graphic Arts Collection Wallace Center Thesis Adviser Daniel Worden, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, School of Individualized Study Thesis Adviser JUSTICE BY ANY MEANS 3 Acknowledgments Were it not for the constant encouragement from my wife Jenna, and the expectant, wide-eyed gaze of my son Liam, these words would not be present on the page before you. -
UGAMUNC XXII League of Villains 1
UGAMUNC XXII League of Villains 1 UGAMUNC XXII League of Villains Hello, Delegates! Welcome to UGAMUNC XXII- the 2016 University of Georgia Model United Nations Conference. If you are reading this, then you are probably a delegate of this committee, or you are just curious about the committee; I hope. The League of Villains is sure to be an entertaining journey that presents a committee in modern society operating within the moral ambiguity and general corruption of the world of villains in the DC Comics Universe. Before proceeding, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Nicole Williams, and I will be serving as your Crisis Director for this committee. I am a senior here at the University of Georgia, majoring in Mathematics and Biology. This is my fourth year on the UGA Model UN team, and I am currently serving as the Secretary General for the team. This is my second year on Secretariat, previously serving as Chief of Staff. In my free time, I enjoy playing tennis, softball, and sports in general. I also enjoy playing various musical instruments and have tried to form a one-man band in the past without much success. I am privileged to have Avery Raines and Colin Kerner as my Chairs at this year’s conference. Avery Sinclair Raines is currently a fourth year at the University of Georgia, pursuing a double major in International Relations and Mass Media Arts. This is her second year as a member of the Model UN team. Outside of university interests, Avery is a Resettlement Services Intern at the International Rescue Committee in Atlanta. -
A Comprehensive Examination of the Precode Horror Comic Books of the 1950'S
California State University, San Bernardino CSUSB ScholarWorks Theses Digitization Project John M. Pfau Library 2003 A comprehensive examination of the precode horror comic books of the 1950's Gene Marshall Broxson Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project Part of the American Popular Culture Commons Recommended Citation Broxson, Gene Marshall, "A comprehensive examination of the precode horror comic books of the 1950's" (2003). Theses Digitization Project. 2429. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2429 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the John M. Pfau Library at CSUSB ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses Digitization Project by an authorized administrator of CSUSB ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. A COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION OF THE PRECODE HORROR COMIC BOOKS OF THE 1950’S A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of California State University, San Bernardino In. Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts in Communication Studies by Gene Marshall Broxson September 2003 A COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION OF THE PRECODE HORROR COMIC BOOKS OF THE 1950’S A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of California State University, San Bernardino by Gene Marshall Broxson September 2003 Approved by: Fred. E. Jandt, Ntharf, Thesis Committee Date Chair, Communication Studies Stacey /Sowards Copyright 2003 Gene Marshall Broxson ABSTRACT This thesis examines the precode horror comic books of the 1950's as an original American art form and as a popular medium in postwar America. This thesis describes and analyzes how the horror comics dominated the American comic book market from 1950 to 1955, becoming increasingly more violent and gruesome, until they reached the point where congress intervened and pressured the comic book industry into self-regulation. -
COURT of CLAIMS of THE
REPORTS OF Cases Argued and Determined IN THE COURT of CLAIMS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS VOLUME 40 Containing cases in which opinions were filed and orders of dismissal entered, without opinion for: Fiscal Year 1988 - July 1, 1987-June 30, 1988 SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 1989 (Printed by authority of the State of Illinois) (73047-300-8/89) e. PREFACE The opinions of the Court of Claims reported herein are published by authority of the provisions of Section 18 of the Court of Claims Act, Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 37, par. 439.1 et I seq. The Court of Claims has exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine the following matters: (a) all claims against the State of Illinois founded upon any law of the State, or upon any regulation thereunder by an executive or administrative officer or agency, other than claims arising under the Workers’ Compensation Act or the Workers’ Occupational Diseases Act, or claims for certain expenses in civil litigation, (b) all claims against the State founded upon any contract entered into with the State, (c) all claims against the State for time unjustly served in prisons of this State where the persons imprisoned shall receive a pardon from the Governor stating that such pardon is issued on the grounds of innocence of the crime for which they were imprisoned, (d) all claims against the State in cases sounding in tort, (e) all claims for recoupment made by the State against any Claimant, (f) certain claims to compel replacement of a lost or destroyed State warrant, (g) certain claims based on torts by escaped inmates of State institutions, (h) certain representation and indemnification cases, (i) all claims pursuant to the Law Enforcement Officers, Civil Defense Workers, Civil Air Patrol Members, Paramedics and Firemen Compensation Act, (j) all claims pursuant to the Illinois National Guardsman’s Compensation Act, and (k) all claims pursuant to the Crime Victims Compensation Act. -
SIN CITY (Left) Cover of Sin City Showing Marv Walking Through the Rain
SIN CITY (left) Cover of Sin City showing Marv walking through the rain. Sin City is the title for a series of comics by Frank Miller, told in a film noir-like style (now known as Neo noir). The first story originally appeared in Dark Horse Presents comic book from April of 1991 to June of 1992, under the title of Sin City, serialized in thirteen parts. Several other stories of variable lengths have followed. All stories take place in Basin City, with frequent recurring characters and intertwining stories. A movie adaptation of Sin City, co-directed by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller with "special guest director" Quentin Tarantino, was released on April 1, 2005. The Sin City graphic novels were reprinted with new covers and in a reduced size to coincide with the motion picture's theatrical release. Rodriguez has expressed a desire to begin filming two sequels back-to-back starting late 2006/early 2007 for release sometime in 2007 and 2008. Basin City, almost universally referred to by the nickname Sin City, is a fictional town in the American Northwest, located somewhere 30 minutes outside of Seattle, Washington, in an area called Kitsap County. Incessant rainfall is part and parcel of Basin City's character and the stories are usually set against a dark, wet, constant downpour of either snow, ice or rain. Usually twice a year, a major downpour comes, and (in That Yellow Bastard) the city gets heavy snowfall in the winter. In the comics, Basin City has a surreal, pan-American feel. Desert lizards and palm trees are common, while tar pits, desert areas, mountain ranges and flat farmland make up the landscape around the city.