Paperback. Contemporary graphic novels show an interesting shift from the extraordinary to the ordinary in slice-of-life stories in which nothing happens. This book brings a historical, aesthetic, 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. Contemporary graphic novels show a shift from the extraordinary to the ordinary in stories in which nothing happens. This book examines this 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 experience of reading. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Title: What Happens When Nothing Happens (Paperback)
Publisher: Leuven University Press, Leuven
Publication Date: 2016
Language: English
ISBN 10: 9462700737
ISBN 13: 9789462700734
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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Contemporary graphic novels show an interesting shift from the extraordinary to the ordinary in slice-of-life stories in which nothing happens. This book brings a historical, aesthetic, 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.

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Greice Schneider is associate professor of Communications at the Universidade Federal de Sergipe (Brazil).

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