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Resurrection : comics in post-Soviet Russia
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Title
Resurrection : comics in post-Soviet Russia / José Alaniz.
ISBN
9780814215104
0814215106
9780814258217
0814258212
9780814281932
0814281931
Publication
Columbus : The Ohio State University Press, [2022]
Copyright Notice Date
©2022
Physical Description
xvi, 247 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm.
Summary
"Incorporates interviews with some of the major figures in Russia's comics industry to assess the representation of masculinity, disability, historical trauma, and superheroes in post-Soviet Russian comics, focusing on the recent rise of fandom, alternative micropresses, and nonfiction graphic narrative from 1991 to the present"-- Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Comics in post-Soviet Russia
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 23, 2022
Series
Studies in comics and cartoons
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-238) and index.
Contents
Prologue. The Maus that roared
Chapter 1. A time of troubles: the first post-Soviet decade (1990-1999)
Chapter 2. Russian comics under Putin (2000-?)
Chapter 3. The publishers: why now? and what comes next?
Chapter 4. The mighty Bubble marching society (and its discontents)
Chapter 5. Post-Soviet graphic narrative in the mirror, or Komiks that matter
Chapter 6. Post-Soviet masculinity and the superhero
Chapter 7. Elephants and DJs: komiks and disability
Conclusion. The nonfiction turn.
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