Sinophone Comics : Histories, Identities, Medialities.

While comics published in twentieth-century China have enjoyed extensive coverage, this volume showcases recent works from other locations in Asia and beyond: Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Italy and the US.Thus, its Sinophone framing de-centers the hegemony of China in Chinese studies, and...

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Contents --
1Introduction
The Politics of Naming and Distinction --
What's in a Name: Manhua, Manga - 'Manghua?'
Independent Comics in China: The Making of an Indefinite Art
Naked Bodies: Acceptability and Legibility in Chinese Art Comics
China and Its Margins: Contested Belongings and Legitimacies --
Winnie and a Bun: The 'Mandate of Heaven' and the Two Visualizations of Xi Jinping in the Works of Chinese Dissident Cartoonists
Comics Adaptation as Resistance to 'All-under-Heaven:' A Case Study on How Hong Kong Comics Engage in the City's Political Movements
'Taiwan's King of Comics' Liu Xing-qin and Sinophone Culture
Routes and Roots --
Sinophone Comics as a Thirdspace. Two Case Studies from the Italian Context
The Obscured Chinese Suffering during the Japanese Occupation of Malaya: An Analysis of Eddie See Yew Lee's Three Years and Eight Months
Sonny Liew and His Double: Exploring Pan-Asian Metacomics
Reaching Outwards - Taiwan and Global Connections --
Autobiographical Cartoon Characters and Artist Personae: Modeling the Labor of Self-Branding in Taiwan
Contemporary Comic Reviews in Taiwan: Towards a New Editorial and Aesthetic Paradigm?
Are Comics a Serious Matter? Materiality, Remediation and Status of Comics in Taiwan
1. Verfasser:
Zemanek, Adina
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Berlin/Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2026.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
While comics published in twentieth-century China have enjoyed extensive coverage, this volume showcases recent works from other locations in Asia and beyond: Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Italy and the US.Thus, its Sinophone framing de-centers the hegemony of China in Chinese studies, and that of Japanese manga in comics studies.
Umfang:
1 online resource (358 pages)
Issued also in print.
Anmerkungen:
In English.
ISBN:
3-11-143818-X
Schlagworte:
LITERARY CRITICISM / General
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