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Die a Graphic Death:" Revisiting the Death of Genre with Graphic Novels
The ALAN Review (2008)
  • James B Carter, University of Texas at El Paso
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Abstract
A revisitation of the concept of genre as it applies to graphica. I argue, as have others, that comics is a medium or art form rather than a genre. But, I also illustrate the concept for rhetoric's sake.
Keywords
  • comics,
  • graphic novels,
  • genre vs medium,
  • young adult literature,
  • adolescent literature
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Publication Date
2008
Citation Information
James B Carter. "Die a Graphic Death:" Revisiting the Death of Genre with Graphic Novels" The ALAN Review Vol. 36 Iss. 1 (2008)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/james_bucky_carter/9/