Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Preface
- Series Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Precursors and Woodcut Novels: 14 September 1842 to the 1930s
- 2 Comics, Comics Everywhere at Mid-century
- 3 In Search of Adult Comics Readers: 1961–72
- 4 Declaration of Independents: 1973–9
- 5 ‘The Comic Book Grows Up’: 1979–91
- 6 Boom and Bust, Mainstream and Alternative: The 1990s
- 7 Twenty-first-century Graphic Novels
- Conclusion
- Index
Series Preface
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 June 2023
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Preface
- Series Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Precursors and Woodcut Novels: 14 September 1842 to the 1930s
- 2 Comics, Comics Everywhere at Mid-century
- 3 In Search of Adult Comics Readers: 1961–72
- 4 Declaration of Independents: 1973–9
- 5 ‘The Comic Book Grows Up’: 1979–91
- 6 Boom and Bust, Mainstream and Alternative: The 1990s
- 7 Twenty-first-century Graphic Novels
- Conclusion
- Index
Summary
Marking 25 years since Edinburgh University Press published the first titles in the BAAS Paperbacks series, we are extremely pleased to relaunch the series as Critical Insights in American Studies, in conjunction with the British Association for American Studies.
Over the last quarter century, American Studies, as an interdisciplinary field of research and teaching, has undergone multiple transformations. Not only have we witnessed the study of the history, literature, politics and culture of the United States being expanded through transatlantic, transpacific and transnational perspectives, but scholars have probed deeper into critical interpretations of micro-histories, regional literatures, grassroots politics, and cultural industries. As we approach the second quarter of the twenty-first century, we see American Studies being again reinvigorated by crucial debates on race and diversity, war and memorialization, the environment and the economy, and digital and social media, among many other directions in the arts, humanities and social sciences.
Predicated on the belief that an interdisciplinary approach offers surprising, challenging, and thought-provoking insights, this series introduces readers to leading-edge inquiries into all aspects of the Americas, reaching back to the colonial period and stretching forward to tackle present-day concerns in and beyond the United States. Each book in the series is designed both to offer a rigorous examination of its topic that will satisfy the most demanding reader within an accessible and readable narrative, ideal for undergraduates and postgraduates seeking imaginative American Studies approaches to important and intersecting topics.
We are very privileged to launch this new chapter in collaborations between Edinburgh University Press and the British Association for American Studies. It is also our privilege to work with the talented authors who will propel the Critical Insights in American Studies series into the next quarter century of debate and analysis.
Martin Halliwell and Joe Street
University of Leicester and Northumbria University
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- The US Graphic Novel , pp. x - xiiPublisher: Edinburgh University PressPrint publication year: 2022