Female Cartoonists in the United States: Bad Girls and Invisible Women

by Hélène Tison

Overview

This book provides an introduction to women cartoonists in the United States, reading their work from a feminist, literary and stylistic perspective, which shines a light on their innovative and unique narratives and graphic languages.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781032133621
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/31/2023
Series:	Routledge Studies in Gender, Sexuality, and Comics
Pages:	254
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Hélène Tison is associate professor in the English department at the University of Tours in France. After a doctoral dissertation on the crime fiction of Chester Himes, she turned to the study of comics and graphic narratives. In 2007, she organized the first academic conference with and about Alison Bechdel after the publication of her graphic memoir Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic.

Table of Contents

List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1. Down with the patriarchy!; Chapter 2. Not entertainment: ageing, illness and abuse; Chapter 3. Memoirs and dysfunctional diaries; Chapter 4. Full color; Chapter 5. Queer power!; Chapter 6. Mirror of the world; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"In this illuminating book, Hélène Tison looks at the work of various US women cartoonists from the 1970s to the present. Tison examines individual talents, but also turns her lens on these artists’ collective contribution to the evolving medium of comics, and to the ongoing conversations about the politics of gender. An indispensable guide to anyone seriously interested in comics."

Alison Bechdel, author of The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For and Fun Home

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