Essays about: "graphic novel"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 25 essays containing the words graphic novel.
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11. The Dream of Morpheus: A Character Study of Narrative Power in Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman
University essay from Lunds universitet/EngelskaAbstract : This essay is primarily focused on the ambiguity surrounding Morpheus’ death in Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman. There is a divide in the character that is not reconciled within the comic: whether or not Morpheus is in control of the events that shape his death. READ MORE
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12. The Super-Male and the Super-Female : Gender Criticism in Watchmen
University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikationAbstract : This essay aims to analyze if the graphic novel Watchmen criticizes the conventions of the superhero comic genre in regards to gender. The literary theory applied is gender studies. The essay examines the visual portrayal of male and female characters, as well as the male-dominated narrative. READ MORE
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13. Narrative Perspective in a Wordless Graphic Novel: Shaun Tan's The Arrival
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : In a narrative the narrator tells the story, and the focalizer is a character through whose eyes the story is seen. The narrator is thus the one who speaks, whilst the focalizer is silent. The identification of these two narratological features is made with the help of verbal cues such as personal pronouns for instance. READ MORE
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14. From Rolling to Reading: An Analysis of the Adaptation of Narrative Between Role-Playing Games and Novels
University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Litteratur - Kultur – MediaAbstract : Narratives are present throughout media, ranging from its traditional point of study, literature, to newer media such as films, graphic novels and video games. While these narratives have always transcended barriers to some degree today we find that the concept of transmedial narratives has become more relevant via the interconnected storyworlds established throughout popular culture. READ MORE
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15. Comics’ and graphic novels’ effect on the perception of climate change and natural disasters
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och SamhällssäkerhetAbstract : There is a paucity of research in the field of communicating disasters and climate change through comics and the effect sequential art has on the perception of these two subjects. Increasingly, communication through comics is becoming very trendy, and a few studies demonstrate evidence that comics have effects on the people’s perception of complex matters. READ MORE