Reading Bande Dessin?e: Critical Approaches to French-Language Comic Strip

by Ann Miller

Bande dessin e, or French comic strip, has always provoked controversy--labeled a danger to literacy and moral standards by its detractors, this polarizing art form has at the same time been deemed worthy of prestigious national centers in France and Belgium. Reading Bande Dessin e, the first English-language overview and critical study of this intriguing medium, traces the history and examines the cultural implications of French comics.
Ann...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841501778
• ISBN13: 9781841501772
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Intellect (UK)
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 9.0"