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  • Extending and Visualizing Authorship in Comics Studies

    Creator:
    Brown, Nicholas A.
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    This thesis complicates the traditional associations between authorship and alphabetic composition within the comics medium and examines how the contributions of line artists and writers differ and may alter an audience's perceptions of the medium. As a fundamentally multimodal and collaborative work, the popular superhero comic muddies authorial claims and...
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    contributions may more easily alter an audience's perceptions of the comic book. I then explore how an

  • Truth, justice, and the American way : what Superman teaches us about the American Dream and changing values within the United States

    Creator:
    Karp, Lauren N.
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    This thesis is a study of the changes in the cultural definition of the American Dream. I have chosen to use Superman comics, from 1938 to the present day, as litmus tests for how we have societally interpreted our ideas of “success” and the “American Way.” This work is primarily...
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    Union address, 1997 In 2006, fans of the iconic comic-book hero Superman were shocked to

  • Comics in the classroom

    Creator:
    Mosher, Brian S.
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    As the necessity grows for undergraduate English teachers to incorporate various multimodal texts into their course material due to the changing landscape of what is considered English studies, comics can be an increasingly viable source for such texts. This thesis introduces several formal qualities of comics available for teachers to...
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    might be a beloved Peanuts comic strip or a comparatively uncomplicated superhero comic book. An

  • Japanese animation in America and its fans

    Creator:
    Davis, Jesse Christian
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    This research covers Japanese animation and its popularity in the United States. It focuses on hardcore fans for whom this animation has become part of their lives. Using interviews of self-identified anime fans, this research explores how anime fandom has become a part of American life despite originating in a...
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    slash fiction,1 but illustrated in comic book form. This is possible because Japan’s copyright laws

  • A Narrative Analysis of Captain America’s New Deal

    Creator:
    Ledbetter, Forest L.
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    In response to the events on September the Eleventh, various media attempted to make sense of the seemingly radical altered political landscape. Comic books, though traditionally framed as low brow pulp, were no exception. This thesis is a work of rhetorical criticism. It applies Walter Fisher's Narrative Paradigm to a...
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    comic strip books had reasonable enough sales to justify their continued production, the comic book