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Why Comics?

From Underground to Everywhere

by Hillary Chute ...

New York Times Notable Book: An "engaging" illustrated book full of "valuable insights into the contemporary world of graphic storytelling" ( Los Angeles Review of Books).Over the past century, fans have elevated comics from the back pages of newspapers into one of our most celebrated forms of culture, from Fun Home, the Tony Award–winning musical based on Alison Bechdel's groundbreaking graphic ... Read more

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New York Times Notable Book: An "engaging" illustrated book full of "valuable insights into the contemporary world of graphic storytelling" ( Los Angeles Review of Books).Over the past century, fans have elevated comics from the back pages of newspapers into one of our most celebrated forms of culture, from Fun Home, the Tony Award–winning musical based on Alison Bechdel's groundbreaking graphic
... Read more
Graphic Women

Life Narrative and Contemporary Comics

by Hillary Chute ...

Series series Gender and Culture Series
Some of the most acclaimed books of the twenty-first century are autobiographical comics by women. Aline Kominsky-Crumb is a pioneer of the autobiographical form, showing women's everyday lives, especially through the lens of the body. Phoebe Gloeckner places teenage sexuality at the center of her work, while Lynda Barry uses collage and the empty spaces between frames to capture the process of ... Read more

$39.99 CAD

Some of the most acclaimed books of the twenty-first century are autobiographical comics by women. Aline Kominsky-Crumb is a pioneer of the autobiographical form, showing women's everyday lives, especially through the lens of the body. Phoebe Gloeckner places teenage sexuality at the center of her work, while Lynda Barry uses collage and the empty spaces between frames to capture the process of
... Read more
Disaster Drawn

Visual Witness, Comics, and Documentary Form

by Hillary L. Chute ...

In hard-hitting accounts of Auschwitz, Bosnia, Palestine, and Hiroshima’s Ground Zero, comics display a stunning capacity to bear witness to trauma. Investigating how hand-drawn comics has come of age as a serious medium for engaging history, Disaster Drawn explores the ways graphic narratives by diverse artists, including Jacques Callot, Francisco Goya, Keiji Nakazawa, Art Spiegelman, and Joe ... Read more

$38.49 CAD

In hard-hitting accounts of Auschwitz, Bosnia, Palestine, and Hiroshima’s Ground Zero, comics display a stunning capacity to bear witness to trauma. Investigating how hand-drawn comics has come of age as a serious medium for engaging history, Disaster Drawn explores the ways graphic narratives by diverse artists, including Jacques Callot, Francisco Goya, Keiji Nakazawa, Art Spiegelman, and Joe
... Read more
Maus Now

Selected Writing

Edited by Hillary Chute ...

Richly illustrated with images from Art Spiegelman’s Maus (“the most affecting and successful narrative ever done about the Holocaust” —The Wall Street Journal), Maus Now includes work from twenty-one leading critics, authors, and academics—including Philip Pullman, Robert Storr, Ruth Franklin, and Adam Gopnik—on the radical achievement and innovation of Maus, more than forty years since the ... Read more

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Richly illustrated with images from Art Spiegelman’s Maus (“the most affecting and successful narrative ever done about the Holocaust” —The Wall Street Journal), Maus Now includes work from twenty-one leading critics, authors, and academics—including Philip Pullman, Robert Storr, Ruth Franklin, and Adam Gopnik—on the radical achievement and innovation of Maus, more than forty years since the
... Read more

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Outside the Box

Interviews with Contemporary Cartoonists

by Hillary L. Chute ...

We are living in a golden age of cartoon art. Never before has graphic storytelling been so prominent or garnered such respect: critics and readers alike agree that contemporary cartoonists are creating some of the most innovative and exciting work in all the arts.For nearly a decade Hillary L. Chute has been sitting down for extensive interviews with the leading figures in comics, and with ... Read more

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We are living in a golden age of cartoon art. Never before has graphic storytelling been so prominent or garnered such respect: critics and readers alike agree that contemporary cartoonists are creating some of the most innovative and exciting work in all the arts.For nearly a decade Hillary L. Chute has been sitting down for extensive interviews with the leading figures in comics, and with
... Read more
Rescue Party

A Graphic Anthology of COVID Lockdown

Edited by Gabe Fowler ...

Series series Pantheon Graphic Library
**"An ode to the power of art and comics to capture a moment and to crystallize the wish for a better world."—Françoise Mouly, The New YorkerMore than 140 single-page comics from artists the world over, documenting humanity’s retreat into COVID-19 lockdown and imagining our eventual, boisterous reemergence, gathered by the founder of the annual Comic Arts Brooklyn festival and owner of the beloved ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

**"An ode to the power of art and comics to capture a moment and to crystallize the wish for a better world."—Françoise Mouly, The New YorkerMore than 140 single-page comics from artists the world over, documenting humanity’s retreat into COVID-19 lockdown and imagining our eventual, boisterous reemergence, gathered by the founder of the annual Comic Arts Brooklyn festival and owner of the beloved
... Read more
Comics & Media

A Special Issue of "Critical Inquiry"

Edited by Hillary L. Chute, Professor Patrick Jagoda ...

Series series A Critical Inquiry Book
An exploration of the past, present, and future of comics from a gathering of top-tier criticsThe twenty-first century has seen the medium of comics reach unprecedented heights of critical acclaim and commercial success*. Comics & Media* reflects that, bringing together an amazing array of contributors--creators and critics alike--to discuss the state, future, and potential of the medium.Loaded ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

An exploration of the past, present, and future of comics from a gathering of top-tier criticsThe twenty-first century has seen the medium of comics reach unprecedented heights of critical acclaim and commercial success*. Comics & Media* reflects that, bringing together an amazing array of contributors--creators and critics alike--to discuss the state, future, and potential of the medium.Loaded
... Read more
Profession 2011

by Sidonie Smith, David Palumbo-Liu, Franoise Lionnet, Robert Warrior, Marianne Hirsch, Leo Spitzer, Nancy K. Miller, Leigh Gilmore, Craig Howes, Hillary Chute, Gillian L. Whitlock, Brian Rotman, Susan Schreibman, Laura Mandell, Stephen Olsen, Steve Anderson, Tara McPherson, Geoffrey Rockwell, Bethany Nowviskie, Jerome McGann, Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Reed Way Dasenbrock, Richard Yarborough, Joyce Kinkead, Laurie Grobman, Gillian Gane, David Porter ...

This issue of Profession contains Sidonie Smithâ€™s introduction to her Presidential Forum (held at the 2011 MLA convention) and the essays of forum participants Hillary Chute, Marianne Hirsch, Leigh Gilmore, Craig Howes, FranÃ§oise Lionnet, Nancy K. Miller, David Palumbo-Liu, Brian Rotman, Leo Spitzer, Robert Warrior, and Gillian L. Whitlock. The issue also features a section on evaluating ... Read more

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This issue of Profession contains Sidonie Smithâ€™s introduction to her Presidential Forum (held at the 2011 MLA convention) and the essays of forum participants Hillary Chute, Marianne Hirsch, Leigh Gilmore, Craig Howes, FranÃ§oise Lionnet, Nancy K. Miller, David Palumbo-Liu, Brian Rotman, Leo Spitzer, Robert Warrior, and Gillian L. Whitlock. The issue also features a section on evaluating
... Read more
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Maus Now

Selected Writing

Narrated by Fred Berman ...

Unabridged

12 hours 42 min

Richly illustrated with images from Art Spiegelman’s Maus (“the most affecting and successful narrative ever done about the Holocaust” —The Wall Street Journal), Maus Now includes work from twenty-one leading critics, authors, and academics—including Philip Pullman, Robert Storr, Ruth Franklin, and Adam Gopnik—on the radical achievement and innovation of Maus, more than forty years since the ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

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Richly illustrated with images from Art Spiegelman’s Maus (“the most affecting and successful narrative ever done about the Holocaust” —The Wall Street Journal), Maus Now includes work from twenty-one leading critics, authors, and academics—including Philip Pullman, Robert Storr, Ruth Franklin, and Adam Gopnik—on the radical achievement and innovation of Maus, more than forty years since the
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Profession 2011

by Sidonie Smith, David Palumbo-Liu, Françoise Lionnet, Robert Warrior, Marianne Hirsch, Leo Spitzer, Nancy K. Miller, Leigh Gilmore, Craig Howes, Hillary Chute, Gillian L. Whitlock, Brian Rotman, Susan Schreibman, Laura Mandell, Stephen Olsen, Steve Anderson, Tara McPherson, Geoffrey Rockwell, Bethany Nowviskie, Jerome McGann, Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Reed Way Dasenbrock, Richard Yarborough, Joyce Kinkead, Laurie Grobman, Gillian Gane, David Porter ...

This issue of Profession contains Sidonie Smith's introduction to her Presidential Forum (held at the 2011 MLA convention) and the essays of forum participants Hillary Chute, Marianne Hirsch, Leigh Gilmore, Craig Howes, Françoise Lionnet, Nancy K. Miller, David Palumbo-Liu, Brian Rotman, Leo Spitzer, Robert Warrior, and Gillian L. Whitlock. The issue also features a section on evaluating digital ... Read more

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This issue of Profession contains Sidonie Smith's introduction to her Presidential Forum (held at the 2011 MLA convention) and the essays of forum participants Hillary Chute, Marianne Hirsch, Leigh Gilmore, Craig Howes, Françoise Lionnet, Nancy K. Miller, David Palumbo-Liu, Brian Rotman, Leo Spitzer, Robert Warrior, and Gillian L. Whitlock. The issue also features a section on evaluating digital
... Read more

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Animal Farm

by George Orwell ...

Narrated by Philip Battley ...

Unabridged

3 hours 5 min

This classic novel by George Orwell follows a cast of disgruntled farm animals who bravely rebel against the cruel farmer who owns them.What begins as an idyllic new society built for the freedom and equality of all who walk on four legs quickly becomes a nightmare. The cleverest animals take on more and more control while the hard working common animals are manipulated into doing all the work. ... Read more

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This classic novel by George Orwell follows a cast of disgruntled farm animals who bravely rebel against the cruel farmer who owns them.What begins as an idyllic new society built for the freedom and equality of all who walk on four legs quickly becomes a nightmare. The cleverest animals take on more and more control while the hard working common animals are manipulated into doing all the work.
... Read more

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Catch and Kill

Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators

by Ronan Farrow ...

In this instant New York Times bestselling account of violence and espionage, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Ronan Farrow exposes serial abusers and a cabal of powerful interests hell-bent on covering up the truth, at any cost. Inspiration for the HBO Max streaming documentary series.In 2017, a routine network television investigation led Ronan Farrow to a story only whispered about ... Read more

$20.99 CAD

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In this instant New York Times bestselling account of violence and espionage, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Ronan Farrow exposes serial abusers and a cabal of powerful interests hell-bent on covering up the truth, at any cost. Inspiration for the HBO Max streaming documentary series.In 2017, a routine network television investigation led Ronan Farrow to a story only whispered about
... Read more

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