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Schneider, Greice: What Happens When Nothing Happens. Boredom and Everyday Life in Contemporary Comics. (Studies in European Comics and Graphic Novels, 5.) Leuven: Leuven Univ. Press, 2016. (223 S.) Added by: joachim (06 Sep 2016 22:17:40 UTC) Last edited by: joachim (20 Mar 2017 01:57:34 UTC) |
Resource type: Book Languages: englisch ID no. (ISBN etc.): 9789462700734 BibTeX citation key: Schneider2016a Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details ![]() |
Categories: General Keywords: Frankreich, Narratologie, Tomine. Adrian, Trondheim. Lewis, USA, Ware. Chris Creators: Schneider Publisher: Leuven Univ. Press (Leuven) |
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Abstract |
Contemporary graphic novels show an interesting shift from the extraordinary to the ordinary in slice-of-life stories in which nothing happens. Present-day graphic accounts are inhabited by melancholic characters whining about the lack of meaning in life. This book examines this intriguing transition and brings a historical, aesthetical and narratological approach to comics in which boredom is not only a topic, but also awakens a deliberate affective response in the very experience of reading. This volume brings together close readings of work by Lewis Trondheim, Chris Ware and Adrian Tomine.
Table of Contents Foreword Introduction Part One: The Relationship between Comics and Everyday Life and Boredom Chapter One. A Brief History of Boredom Chapter Two. Boredom and the Everyday in Comics Chapter Three. Four Approaches Towards the Everyday Part Two: The Ambiguity of Boredom in Terms of an Aesthetic Phenomenon Chapter Four.The Poetics of Boredom Part Three: The Narratological Perspective of the Dialectics of Boredom Chapter Five. Boredom as a Narratological Concept Chapter Six. What Happens When Nothing Happens Part Four: Focus on the Works of Lewis Trondheim, Chris Ware and Adrian Tomine Chapter Seven. The Little Nothings of Lewis Trondheim Chapter Eight. Adrian Tomine: Lost Gazes, Detached Minds Chapter Nine. Chris Ware: Resisting Narrative Immersion Conclusion |
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Rez.: Laura Schlichting: The Depiction and Interpretation of the Ambiguous Nature of Boredom and Everyday Life in Contemporary Comics. In: KULT_online 49 (2017).
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