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David Pinho Barros The clear line in comics and cinema
a transmedial approach
The "clear line", a term coined in 1977 by Dutch essayist and artist Joost Swarte, has become shorthand in the field of comics studies for the style originally developed by Hergé and the École de Bruxelles. It refers to certain storytelling strategies that generate a deceptively simple, lucid and hygienic narration: in Philippe Marion's words, it is a style "made out of light, fluidity and limpid clarity". By cataloguing and critically analysing clear line comics from historical and theoretical...
Non-fictie
Engels | PDF, 18 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2022
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Pedro Moura Visualising small traumas
contemporary Portuguese comics at the intersection of everyday trauma
Portugal's vibrant comics scene originated as early as the 19th century, bringing forth brilliant individual artists, but has remained mostly unknown beyond Portugal's borders to this day. Now a new generation employs this medium to put into question hegemonic views on the economy, politics, and society. Following the experience of the financial crisis of the past decades and its impact on social policies, access to and rules of public discourse, and civil strife, comics have questioned what constitutes...
Non-fictie
Engels | 237 pagina's (PDF, 2,9 MB) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2022
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Pascal Borry | Gert Matthijs The human recipe
understanding your genes in today's society
A smart and witty guide to all you want to know about human genetics. Human genetics is not the playground of science alone. Genetics concerns all of us, for we all have DNA, genes, genomes, and chromosomes. Our genes determine partly our appearance and our behaviour, our talents and our health risks. The authors of The Human Recipe use humour to explain what we understand about human genetics. With anecdotes and topical examples, they demonstrate how genetics affects our everyday lives. What if...
Non-fictie
Engels | 232 pagina's (PDF, 3,7 MB) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2017
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Barbara Stok Vincent
The turbulent life of Vincent van Gogh continues to serve as a source of inspiration for many people. In this graphic novel, artist and writer Barbara Stok takes the reader on a journey to the brief and intense period of time that the painter spent in the south of France. Vincent dreams of setting up an artists' house in Arles for himself and his friends. However, his attacks of mental illness confuse and disorient him, culminating in the notorious incident with his ear and leaving his dreams shattered....
Fictie
Engels | 147 pagina's (ePub, 38 MB) | Singel Uitgeverijen, Amsterdam | 2012
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Hans Peter Roel Qi
the journey of your life
"Qi, The Journey of Your Life In this exciting and gripping book, Qi, The Journey of Your Life, we meet a stressed businessman, Peter. He seems to have it all, but inside he only has chaos. To make sure he doesn't get burned out, Peter has to change his life drastically. In a Buddhist monastery, up high in the Himalayas, he learns about the universal power of Qi. Qi is an ancient secret of the monastery. In order to successfully learn about Qi and its powers, Peter must endure life in the monastery...
Non-fictie
Engels | 0,6 MB | NEXT Company, Baarn | 2011
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