Sarnath Banerjee

Audience, craft and creative politics

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ID22003530
AuthorsShilpa Shirishkumar Tanna (0000-0003-1698-9290, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, corresponding author), Geetha Bakilapadavu (Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani)
Year2024
Volume15
Issue1
Pages71-89
Publication date2024-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Graphic Novels & Comics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2150-4857 • E-ISSN: 2150-4865
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/21504857.2023.2235404
OpenAlexW4385278487
LanguageEN
References cited21

This paper argues that the Indian graphic novelist Sarnath Banerjee’s works evidence a well-imagined ‘ideal reader’. We contend that the process of ascertaining Banerjee’s ideal reader will allow us to appreciate his craft better while examining his creative politics. The paper attempts to delineate such a reader mainly based on substantiation from the texts. It uses supporting material from Banerjee’s interviews and readers’ responses from discussion platforms and reviews. It examines the choices made by Banerjee in the course of the creation of his work in terms of medium and format, language, complexity of form, subject matter, and age to demarcate his readership. It asserts that Banerjee attempts to continually evolve his works, demanding more from himself and his readers, evolving them in the process

Aesthetics · Art · Audience measurement · Craft · Epistemology · Library science · Literature · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Subject matter · Visual arts · Comics and Graphic Narratives · Computer Science · Digital Games and Media · Digital Storytelling and Education · History · Law · Philosophy

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