Abstract
Since the 1990s there has been an emergent community of comic book artists within Australia. Nevertheless, comic books within Australia still appear to be poorly recognised as an art/literature form in everyday life and in mainstream academic spheres. The aim of this article is to describe the social construction of comic books as a (non) recognised form of art/literature in Australia since World War II - that is, the way this perception has been constructed and/or built by social interaction - while attempting an understanding of the socio-politico-economic conditions in which the comics arise in Australia.
Original language | English |
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Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Form/Work |
Publication status | Published - 2003 |
Keywords
- comic books
- popular culture
- art and society
- social interaction
- Australia