What Happens When Nothing Happens
Author | : Greice Schneider |
Publisher | : Leuven University Press |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2016-06-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789462700734 |
ISBN-13 | : 9462700737 |
Rating | : 4/5 (737 Downloads) |
Download or read book What Happens When Nothing Happens written by Greice Schneider and published by Leuven University Press. This book was released on 2016-06-30 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boredom and melancholy in the experience of reading Contemporary graphic novels show an interesting shift from the extraordinary to the ordinary in slice-of-life stories in which nothing happens. Present-day graphic accounts are inhabited by melancholic characters whining about the lack of meaning in life. This book examines this intriguing transition and brings a historical, aesthetical and narratological approach to comics in which boredom is not only a topic, but also awakens a deliberate affective response in the very experience of reading. This volume brings together close readings of work by Lewis Trondheim, Chris Ware and Adrian Tomine. With a foreword by Raphäel Baroni (University of Lausanne).