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dark, uncertain fate
| Title: | A dark, uncertain fate: homophobia, graphic novels, and queer identity. |
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| Name(s): |
Buso, Michael. Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters Department of English |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Date Issued: | 2010 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Physical Form: | electronic | |
| Extent: | vi, 90 p. : ill. (some col.) | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Summary: | This thesis focuses primarily on homophobia and how it plays a role in the construction of queer identities, specifically in graphic novels and comic books. The primary texts being analyzed are Alan Moore's Lost Girls, Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, and Michael Chabon's prose novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay. Throughout these and many other comics, queer identities reflect homophobic stereotypes rather than resisting them. However, this thesis argues that, despite the homophobic tendencies of these texts, the very nature of comics (their visual aspects, panel structures, and blank gutters) allows for an alternative space for positive queer identities. | |
| Identifier: | 624768718 (oclc), 2100584 (digitool), FADT2100584 (IID), fau:3403 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
by Michael Buso. Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2010. Includes bibliography. Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2010. Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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| Subject(s): |
Moore, Alan, 1953- Miller, Frank, 1957- Chabon, Michael Sex in literature Homophobia -- United States Gender identity -- United States Comic books, strips, etc -- United States -- History and criticism |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/2100584 | |
| Use and Reproduction: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
