A dark, uncertain fate: Homophobia, graphic novels, and queer identity
by Buso, Michael, M.A., FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY, 2010, 89 pages; 1484504

Abstract:

This thesis focuses primarily on homophobia and how it plays a role in the construction of queer identities, specifically in graphic novels and comic books. The primary texts being analyzed are Alan Moore's Lost Girls, Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, and Michael Chabon's prose novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay. Throughout these and many other comics, queer identities reflect homophobic stereotypes rather than resisting them. However, this thesis argues that, despite the homophobic tendencies of these texts, the very nature of comics (their visual aspects, panel structures, and blank gutters) allows for an alternative space for positive queer identities.

 
AdviserBarclay Barrios
SchoolFLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
SourceMAI/ 48-05, p. , May 2010
Source TypeThesis
SubjectsModern literature; GLBT studies; American literature; British and Irish literature
Publication Number1484504
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