Format:
xiv, 259 Seiten :
,
Illustrationen ;
,
24 cm.
ISBN:
978-0-8142-1457-2
,
978-0-8142-5793-7
Series Statement:
Studies in comics and cartoons
Content:
"Drawing from the work of Lynn Johnston (For Better or For Worse), Cathy Guisewite (Cathy), Nicole Hollander (Sylvia), Lynda Barry (Ernie Pook's Comeek), Barbara Brandon-Croft (Where I'm Coming From), Alison Bechdel (Dykes to Watch Out For), and Jan Eliot (Stone Soup), Typical Girls examines the development of womanhood and women's rights in popular comic strips"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
,
Introduction: The Women's Liberation Movement in comic strips --
,
Crocodilites and Cathy: the worst of both worlds --
,
Visualizing motherhood in the comic frame: For better or for worse --
,
Punk rock girl: constituting community in Barry's Girls and boys --
,
Nicole Hollander's Sylvia: Menippean satire in the mainstream --
,
"The lesbian rule" in Alison Bechdel's Dykes to watch out for --
,
Establishing community through dis/association in Barbara Brandon-Croft's Where I'm coming from --
,
Something from nothing: the inductive argument of Stone soup
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe ISBN 978-0-8142-8122-2
Language:
English
Subjects:
General works
Keywords:
Literaturkritik
;
Comic
;
Feminismus
;
Criticism, interpretation, etc
