Who understands comics? : questioning the universality of visual language comprehension / Neil Cohn.
| Author/creator | Cohn, Neil author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | London, UK ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020. |
| Description | xiv, 240 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | An assumption of universality -- Comprehending visual narratives -- Cross-cultural diversity of visual languages -- Cross-cultural visual narrative comprehension -- Development of visual narrative comprehension -- Variation in fluent comprehenders -- Visual narrative comprehension in neurodiverse and cognitively impaired populations -- Graphic narratives versus filmed narratives -- Visual language fluency. |
| Abstract | "Drawings and sequential images are so pervasive in contemporary society that we may take their understanding for granted. But how transparent are they really and how universally are they understood? Combining recent advances from linguistics, cognitive science and clinical psychology, this book argues that visual narratives involve much greater complexity and require a lot more decoding than widely thought. Although increasingly used beyond the sphere of entertainment as materials in humanitarian, educational, and experimental contexts, Neil Cohn demonstrates that their universal comprehension cannot be assumed. Instead, understanding a visual language requires a fluency that is contingent on exposure and practice with a graphic system. Bringing together a rich but scattered literature on how people comprehend, and learn to comprehend, a sequence of images, this book coalesces research from a diverse range of fields into a broader interdisciplinary view of visual narrative to ask: Who Understands Comics?"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Cohn, Neil. Who understands comics? London, UK ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020. 9781350156067 |
| LCCN | 2020027573 |
| ISBN | 9781350156043 paperback |
| ISBN | 1350156043 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
| ISBN | 1350156035 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781350156036 hardcover |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PN6714 .C6326 2020 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |