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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Christina M. KnopfPublisher: University Press of Mississippi Imprint: University Press of Mississippi Weight: 0.610kg ISBN: 9781496834225ISBN 10: 1496834224 Pages: 290 Publication Date: 30 June 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsFor anyone interested in the intersection between politics and popular culture, Politics in the Gutters is a great resource, examining its topics along several dimensions and drawing from many fields. Because its chapters are short, dense, and can be read individually--they focus on one topic at a time and don't rely on previous chapters to make their points--it also lends itself to use in the classroom. It could serve as a great inspiration for educators looking for ways to discuss political issues through the accessible and student-appealing medium of comic books.--Christina Wurst Ancillary Review of Books Christina Knopf breaks new ground with Politics in the Gutters: American Politicians and Elections in Comic Book Media. While there are historians who cover comic books and superheroes, Knopf's writing is far more substantive, going deeper into the real history and politics, making her books unique.--Marc DiPaolo, author of Fire and Snow: Climate Fiction from the Inklings to Game of Thrones In Politics in the Gutters, Christina Knopf has made a tremendous contribution to many fields--political science, media and communications, literature, American studies, and comics studies. Clear, detailed, and easy to read, this enormous undertaking skillfully illuminates the intersections of comics and real-world politics.--Carolyn Cocca, author of Superwomen: Gender, Power, and Representation Christina Knopf breaks new ground with Politics in the Gutters: American Politicians and Elections in Comic Book Media. While there are historians who cover comic books and superheroes, Knopf's writing is far more substantive, going deeper into the real history and politics, making her books unique.--Marc DiPaolo, author of Fire and Snow: Climate Fiction from the Inklings to Game of Thrones In Politics in the Gutters, Christina Knopf has made a tremendous contribution to many fields--political science, media and communications, literature, American studies, and comics studies. Clear, detailed, and easy-to-read, this enormous undertaking skillfully illuminates the intersections of comics and real-world politics.--Carolyn Cocca, author of Superwomen: Gender, Power, and Representation Your local or online bookseller will thank you--and ought to send Knopf a thank-you note, too--since, if you're anything like me, you'll want to order a whole bunch of the comics Knopf writes about, read them, and then come back to Politics in the Gutters again.--Damien K. Picariell ""Inks"" For anyone interested in the intersection between politics and popular culture, Politics in the Gutters is a great resource, examining its topics along several dimensions and drawing from many fields. Because its chapters are short, dense, and can be read individually--they focus on one topic at a time and don't rely on previous chapters to make their points--it also lends itself to use in the classroom. It could serve as a great inspiration for educators looking for ways to discuss political issues through the accessible and student-appealing medium of comic books.--Christina Wurst ""Ancillary Review of Books"" Christina Knopf breaks new ground with Politics in the Gutters: American Politicians and Elections in Comic Book Media. While there are historians who cover comic books and superheroes, Knopf's writing is far more substantive, going deeper into the real history and politics, making her books unique.--Marc DiPaolo, author of Fire and Snow: Climate Fiction from the Inklings to ""Game of Thrones"" In Politics in the Gutters, Christina Knopf has made a tremendous contribution to many fields--political science, media and communications, literature, American studies, and comics studies. Clear, detailed, and easy to read, this enormous undertaking skillfully illuminates the intersections of comics and real-world politics.--Carolyn Cocca, author of Superwomen: Gender, Power, and Representation "Your local or online bookseller will thank you--and ought to send Knopf a thank-you note, too--since, if you're anything like me, you'll want to order a whole bunch of the comics Knopf writes about, read them, and then come back to Politics in the Gutters again.--Nhora Lucía Serrano ""Inks"" For anyone interested in the intersection between politics and popular culture, Politics in the Gutters is a great resource, examining its topics along several dimensions and drawing from many fields. Because its chapters are short, dense, and can be read individually--they focus on one topic at a time and don't rely on previous chapters to make their points--it also lends itself to use in the classroom. It could serve as a great inspiration for educators looking for ways to discuss political issues through the accessible and student-appealing medium of comic books.--Christina Wurst ""Ancillary Review of Books"" Christina Knopf breaks new ground with Politics in the Gutters: American Politicians and Elections in Comic Book Media. While there are historians who cover comic books and superheroes, Knopf's writing is far more substantive, going deeper into the real history and politics, making her books unique.--Marc DiPaolo, author of Fire and Snow: Climate Fiction from the Inklings to ""Game of Thrones"" In Politics in the Gutters, Christina Knopf has made a tremendous contribution to many fields--political science, media and communications, literature, American studies, and comics studies. Clear, detailed, and easy to read, this enormous undertaking skillfully illuminates the intersections of comics and real-world politics.--Carolyn Cocca, author of Superwomen: Gender, Power, and Representation" In Politics in the Gutters, Christina Knopf has made a tremendous contribution to many fields--political science, media and communications, literature, American studies, and comics studies. Clear, detailed, and easy to read, this enormous undertaking skillfully illuminates the intersections of comics and real-world politics.--Carolyn Cocca, author of Superwomen: Gender, Power, and Representation Christina Knopf breaks new ground with Politics in the Gutters: American Politicians and Elections in Comic Book Media. While there are historians who cover comic books and superheroes, Knopf's writing is far more substantive, going deeper into the real history and politics, making her books unique.--Marc DiPaolo, author of Fire and Snow: Climate Fiction from the Inklings to Game of Thrones Author InformationChristina M. Knopf is associate professor of communication and media studies at the State University of New York, Cortland. Knopf is a distinguished research fellow of the Eastern Communication Association and author of The Comic Art of War: A Critical Study of Military Cartoons, 1805-2014, with a Guide to Artists. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |