{"product_id":"black-comics-9781441135285","title":"Black Comics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 2014 Will Eisner Award for Best Scholarly\/Academic Work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBringing together contributors from a wide-range of critical perspectives, \u003ci\u003eBlack Comics: Politics of Race and Representation\u003c\/i\u003e is an analytic history of the diverse contributions of Black artists to the medium of comics. Covering comic books, superhero comics, graphic novels and cartoon strips from the early 20th century to the present, the book explores the ways in which Black comic artists have grappled with such themes as the Black experience, gender identity, politics and social media. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Comics: Politics of Race and Representation\u003c\/i\u003e introduces students to such key texts as: \u003cbr\u003eThe work of Jackie Ormes \u003cbr\u003eBlack women superheroes from Vixen to Black Panther \u003cbr\u003eAaron McGruder's strip The Boondocks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSheena C. Howard\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor at Rider University, USA. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRonald L. Jackson II\u003c\/b\u003e is Dean of McMicken College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Cincinnati, USA. His many previous publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Negotiation of Identity\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eScripting the Black Masculine Body.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50466026520850,"sku":"9781441135285","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d53b5f9c-7406-417e-a0f1-3a89af6c8b84.jpg?v=1730115246","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/black-comics-9781441135285","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}