African Wave
Specificity and Cosmopolitanism in African Comics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9025926 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Massimo Repetti (African Union, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 16-35 |
| Publication date | 2007-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Arts (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0001-9933 • E-ISSN: 1937-2108 |
| Publisher | MIT Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1162/afar.2007.40.2.16 |
| OpenAlex | W2098673891 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 4 |
16 | african arts suMMer 2007 While most people consider painting, novels, and film to be universal formats of artistic expression, for the combination of graphic image and narrative they commonly use expressions tied to geography, like “Japanese manga,” “American comics,” “French-Belgian BD”—and now “African comics.” Yet “African comics” as a homogenous entity probably does not exist. It is perhaps more accurate to speak of “comics from Africa,” interest in which has taken concrete form in various exhibitions and international festivals,1 as well as in the publication of comics albums and academic research, to which I have personally contributed
Art · Comics · Cosmopolitanism · Exhibition · Expression (computer science) · Literature · Narrative · Painting · Political science · The arts · Visual arts · African history and culture studies · Comics and Graphic Narratives · History · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2020 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |