Graphic Women

by Hillary L. Chute

Book Overview

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 memory. Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis experiments...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231150636
• ISBN13: 9780231150637
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher