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The Belgian photonovel is the missing link in the amazing history of the photonovel, a comics-inspired form of visual narrative that combines elements from very different genres and media, ranging from literary melodrama, cinema, and of course comics. This monograph discloses the specific Belgian contribution to the genre, in close connection with the singularities of the Belgian women's and general magazines where these photonovels appeared. If the photonovel is generally considered a typically French or Italian genre, this study demonstrates the importance of a different tradition, which appropriated the foreign models in a very original way. Belgian photonovels are distinct, not only because they tell other kinds of stories, but also because they interact with other types of magazines in ways that are very different from the mainstream forms of the genre in Italy and France. Finally, this lavishly illustrated study is also the first in scrutinizing the technical aspects of magazine printing techniques in the development of the photonovel. Free ebook available at OAPEN Library, JSTOR, Project Muse, and Open Research Library

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With 'The Belgian Photonovel, 1954-1985 An Introduction', Clarissa Colangelo has given us a fine, thorough, yet readable chronicle of this area of publishing history. - Mike Mosher, Leonardo, June 2024, https://leonardo.info/review/2024/06/the-belgian-photonovel-1954-1985 ""One of the great lessons of contemporary Cultural Studies is that some of the most important ideological and political work in society is done by overlooked, undervalued or otherwise marginalised cultural forms. It's the old(ish) argument that 'Paris Match' or 'Hello!' are as culturally significant in their way as 'A la recherche du temps perdu'. Photonovels fall squarely into that category, as Clarissa Colangelo demonstrates in her absorbing study of the genre."", Edward Welch, Source Photographic Review, Issue 115 — Summer 2024

With 'The Belgian Photonovel, 1954-1985 An Introduction', Clarissa Colangelo has given us a fine, thorough, yet readable chronicle of this area of publishing history. - Mike Mosher, Leonardo, June 2024, https://leonardo.info/review/2024/06/the-belgian-photonovel-1954-1985

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Clarissa Colangelo holds a PhD in literary and cultural studies and is affiliated with KU Leuven, where she is conducting research on the visual aspects of magazine culture in collaboration with the Belgian National Library (KBR).

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