{"product_id":"beyond-the-icon-asian-american-graphic-narratives-paperback","title":"Beyond the Icon: Asian American Graphic Narratives - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEleanor Ty\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile most US-based comics studies anthologies tend to neglect race, \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Icon\u003c\/i\u003e brings it to the foreground through an analysis of the vibrant and growing body of graphic narratives by Asian North American creators in the twenty-first century. By demonstrating how the forms and styles of the comics genre help depict Asian Americans as nuanced individuals in ways that words alone may not, \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Icon\u003c\/i\u003e makes the case for comics as a crucial artistic form in Asian American cultural production--one used to counter misrepresentations and myths, rewrite official history, and de-exoticize the Asian American experience. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An interdisciplinary team of contributors offers exciting new readings of key texts, including \u003ci\u003eMs. Marvel\u003c\/i\u003e, George Takei's \u003ci\u003eThey Called Us Enemy\u003c\/i\u003e, Thi Bui's \u003ci\u003eThe Best We Could Do\u003c\/i\u003e, Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Liew's \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow Hero\u003c\/i\u003e, works by Adrian Tomine and Jillian Tamaki, and more, to uncover the ways in which Asian American comics authors employ graphic narratives to provide full and complex depictions of Asian diasporic subjects and intervene in the wider North American consciousness. \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Icon\u003c\/i\u003e initiates vital conversations between Asian American studies, ethnic studies, and comics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Contributors: \u003cbr\u003e Monica Chiu, Shilpa Davé, Melinda Luisa de Jesús, Lan Dong, Jin Lee, erin Khuê Ninh, Stella Oh, Jeanette Roan, Eleanor Ty\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEleanor Ty, FRSC, is a Professor of English at Wilfrid Laurier University. She is the author and editor of books on Asian North American literature and eighteenth-century British fiction, including \u003ci\u003eAsianfail: Narratives of Disenchantment and the Model Minority\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 08, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45589379285094,"sku":"9780814258514","price":68.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/bDhVMGludm1wQ1dGSEROTlhVakhVUT09.webp?v=1778011387","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/beyond-the-icon-asian-american-graphic-narratives-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}