Is there such a thing as ‘Australian comics’
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22003206 |
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| Authors | Stuart Medley (0000-0001-7324-8494, Edith Cowan University, corresponding author), Bruce Mutard (Edith Cowan University), Michael Fikaris (Silent Army, 5 Perry St, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-7 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Graphic Novels & Comics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2150-4857 • E-ISSN: 2150-4865 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/21504857.2021.1883697 |
| OpenAlex | W3145899390 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
This is the introduction to a special issue of the Journal featuring the academic papers from the Australian Comics Symposium at the inaugural Perth Comic Arts Festival (PCAF), 2018. The symposium’s call for papers focused on comics as the products of Australian culture(s). This introduction gives historical context for Australian comics. Australian comics makers have established their identity on the international stage throughout the 20th Century and into the present. Notable are May Gibbs, Yaroslav Horak, Nicola Scott, Tom Taylor and Shaun Tan, among many. Articles in the issue describe a literary workshop for the graphic novel; working with university students new to the medium of graphic novels; close readings of Shaun Tan’s The Arrival and Pat Grant’s Blue, and the work of Tommi Parrish; and finally, the application of comics in legal contracts
Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Comics · Literature · Media studies · Performance art · Sociology · The arts · Visual arts · Comics and Graphic Narratives · Digital Storytelling and Education · History · Themes in Literature Analysis
| Highly cited | No |
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