Ebook: Comic Books and American Cultural History : An Anthology
Author: Pustz Matthew
- Tags: Comic books strips etc. in education. Graphic novels in education. History -- Study and teaching. EDUCATION / Administration / General EDUCATION / Organizations & Institutions
- Year: 2012
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
- City: New York
- Language: English
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Comic Books and American Cultural History is an anthology that examines the ways in which comic books can be used to understand the history of the United States. Over the last twenty years, there has been a proliferation of book-length works focusing on the history of comic books, but few have investigated how comics can be used as sources for doing American cultural history. These original essays illustrate ways in Read more...
Abstract: Comic Books and American Cultural History is an anthology that examines the ways in which comic books can be used to understand the history of the United States. Over the last twenty years, there has been a proliferation of book-length works focusing on the history of comic books, but few have investigated how comics can be used as sources for doing American cultural history. These original essays illustrate ways in which comic books can be used as resources for scholars and teachers. Part 1 of the book examines comics and graphic novels that demonstrate the techniques of cultural history; th