Hans-Christian Christiansen

The comic strip is the oldest and most popular visually narrative media of our culture, and has by degrees gained respect as an artistic media on a par with film, art and literature. A theoretical and aesthetical approach to and description of the genre, however, have been neglected -- both in Denmark and abroad. The purpose of Tegneseriens æstetik (The Aesthetics of the Comic Strip) is to shed some light on the special form and the effects of the comic strip through incorporation of recent, scholarly theories on culture and aesthetics. The particularity of the comic strip, its special aesthetics and the media's correlation with other art forms such as photography, art and literature are all subjected to a thorough analysis.

Tegneseriens æstetik

Anne Magnussen

Comics have become important elements in the culture of the 20th century, not only has the genre been recognized as a medium and an art form in its own right; it has also inspired other means of communication from text books to interactive media. In 13 articles, Comics and Culture offers an introduction to the field of comics research written by scholars from Europe and the USA. The articles span a great variety of approaches including general discussions of the aesthetics and definition of comics, comparisons of comics with other media, analyses of specific comics and genres, and discussions of the cultural status of comics in society. One way to characterize this book is to focus on the contributors. Recognized and established research with important publications to their credit form one group: Donald Ault, Thierry Groensteen, M. Thomas Inge, Pascal Lefvre and Roger Sabin. Another group is from the new generation of researches represented by PhD students: Hans-Christian Christiansen

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