The Secret Origins of Co mics Studies

Pt. 1 Educators -- 1. Educating with Comics / Carol L. Tilley -- 2. Educating about Comics / Robert G. Weiner -- Pioneer's Perspective / Waldomiro Vergueiro -- Pioneer's Perspective / James "Bucky" Carter -- pt. 2 Historians -- 3. Historians of the Creators / Brad Ricca -- Sidebar: Magazines and Online -- Sidebar: A Herstorian's Perspective / Christina Blanch -- Sidebar: International Creators -- 4. Historians of the Comics Industry / Robert Westerfelhaus -- Pioneer's Perspective / Maurice Horn -- 5. Historians of the Art Form / Ian Horton -- Sidebar: Comic Art -- Sidebar: Bande Dessinee and the Problem of Form -- Pioneer's Perspective / David Kunzle -- 6. Librarians and Archivists / Jenny Robb -- pt. 3 Theorists -- 7. Literary Theory/Narrative Theory / Barbara Postema -- 8. Semiotics and Linguistics / Gert Meesters -- Sidebar: Sound Effects -- 9. Myths, Archetypes, and Religions / David McConeghy -- Sidebar: Comics' Shortcut to the Sacred / A. David Lewis -- Sidebar: Comics as (Pseudo-) Religion / A. David Lewis -- 10. Ideological/Sociological / Ian Gordon -- Sidebar: The Immigrant Space / A. David Lewis -- Sidebar: Trauma and Disability in Comics / Jose Alaniz -- Pioneer's Perspective / Wolfgang Fuchs -- 11. Formalist Theory: The Cartoonists / Henry Jenkins -- 12. Formalist Theory: Academics / Ann Miller -- Sidebar: Materiality / Ian Hague -- 13. Psychology/Psychiatry / Travis Langley -- Sidebar / William Proctor -- 14. Gender Studies and Queer Studies / Kane Anderson -- 15. Manga Studies, A History / Nicholas A. Theisen -- pt. 4 Institutions -- 16. Organizations / Jeremy Larance -- Pioneer's Perspective / John A. Lent -- Pioneer's Perspective / Peter M. Coogan -- 17. Galleries / Kim Munson -- Sidebar: Yoshihiro Yonezawa / Jaqueline Berndt -- 18. Conferences / Chris Murray -- Pioneer's Perspective / M. Thomas Inge -- 19. Journals / Alec R. Hosterman -- 20. Presses / Joseph Michael Sommers -- Pioneer's Perspective / Pascal Lefevre. Cover -- Half Title -- Titel Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Foreword: Comics Studies, the Anti-Discipline -- Preface -- PART 1 The Educators -- 1 Educating with Comics -- 2 Educating about Comics -- A Pioneer's Perspective: Waldomiro Vergueiro -- A Pioneer's Perspective: James "Bucky" Carter -- PART 2 The Historians -- 3 The Historians of the Creators -- Sidebar: Magazines and Online -- Sidebar: A Herstorian's Perspective -- Sidebar: International Creators -- 4 The Historians of the Comics Industry -- A Pioneer's Perspective: Maurice Horn -- 5 The Historians of the Art Form -- Sidebar: Comic Art -- Sidebar: Bande Dessinée and the Problem of Form -- A Pioneer's Perspective: David Kunzle -- 6 The Librarians and Archivists -- PART 3 The Theorists -- 7 Literary Theory/Narrative Theory -- 8 Semiotics and Linguistics -- Sidebar: Sound Effects -- 9 Myths, Archetypes, and Religions -- Sidebar: Comics' Shortcut to the Sacred -- Sidebar: Comics as (Pseudo- ) Religion -- 10 Ideological/Sociological -- Sidebar: The Immigrant Space -- Sidebar: Trauma and Disability in Comics -- A Pioneer's Perspective: Wolfgang Fuchs -- 11 Formalist Theory: The Cartoonists -- 12 Formalist Theory: Academics -- Sidebar: Materiality -- 13 Psychology/Psychiatry -- Sidebar: Martin Barker -- 14 Gender Studies and Queer Studies -- 15 Manga Studies, A History -- PART 4 The Institutions -- 16 The Organizations -- A Pioneer's Perspective: John A. Lent -- A Pioneer's Perspective: Peter M. Coogan -- 17 The Galleries -- Sidebar: Yoshihiro Yonezawa -- 18 The Conferences -- A Pioneer's Perspective: M. Thomas Inge -- 19 The Journals -- 20 The Presses -- A Pioneer's Perspective: Pascal Lefèvre -- Contributors -- Index "In The Secret Origins of Comics Studies, today's leading comics scholars turn back a page to reveal the founding figures dedicated to understanding comics art. Edited by comics scholars Matthew J. Smith and Randy Duncan, this collection provides an in-depth study of the individuals and institutions that have created and shaped the field of Comics Studies over the past 75 years. From Coulton Waugh to Wolfgang Fuchs, these influential historians, educators, and theorists produced the foundational work and built the institutions that inspired the recent surge in scholarly work in this dynamic, interdisciplinary field. Sometimes scorned, often underappreciated, these visionaries established a path followed by subsequent generations of scholars in literary studies, communication, art history, the social sciences, and more. Giving not only credit where credit is due, this volume both offers an authoritative account of the history of Comics Studies and also helps move the field forward by being a valuable resource for creating graduate student reading lists and the first stop for anyone writing a comics-related literature review."--Provided by publisher