Overview

This is the first overview of cartoon art in this important cultural nexus of Asia. The eight essays provide historical and contemporary examinations of cartoons and comics in Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam, and sociocultural and political analyses of cartooning in Singapore, Myanmar, and Malaysia. The collection benefits from hundreds of interviews with Southeast Asia's major cartoonists, conducted by the four contributors, as well as textual analyses of specific cartoons, on-the-spot observations, and close scrutiny of historical documents. All genres of printed cartoon art are studied, including political and humor cartoons, newspaper comic strips, comic books, and humor and cartoon periodicals. Topics of discussion and comparison with cartoon art of other parts of the globe include national identity, the transnational public sphere, globalization, alternative media forms, freedom of expression, consumerism, and corporatism. Southeast Asian cartoon art has a number of features unique to the region, such as having as pioneering cartoonists three countries' founding fathers, comics that gave their name to a national trait, some of the earliest graphic novels worldwide, and a king who hired a cartoonist to illustrate his books.

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Author:   John A. Lent
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.345kg
ISBN:  

9780786475575

ISBN 10:   0786475579
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   07 February 2014
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface delete delete deleteJohn A. Lent Part I: Historical and Contemporary Overviews 1. Cartooning in Indonesia: An Overview: John A. Lent 2. Philippine Komiks: 1928 to the Present: John A. Lent 3. The Uphill Climb to Reach a Plateau: Historical Analysis of the Development of Thai Cartooning: Warat Karuchit 4. The Swerving Status of Cambodian Comic Art: John A. Lent 5. Cartooning in Vietnam: A Brief Overview: John A. Lent Part II: ­Socio-Cultural and Political Issues 6. Chinese Cartoonists in Singapore: Chauvinism, Confrontation and Compromise (1950–1980): Lim Cheng Tju 7. Political Cartoons and Burma’s Transnational Public Sphere: Lisa Brooten 8. Cartoonist Lat and Malaysian National Identity: An Appreciation: Muliyadi Mahamood About the Contributors Works Cited Index

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The essays provide textual analysis and unique research into one of the least-documented regions of comic creation...remarkable...an indispensable resource.... Essential --Choice; the latest work fro a prodigious producer of books on developing nation communications and comics...in this case both...vivid --Communication Booknotes Quarterly.

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John A. Lent was a professor for 51 years in universities in the United States, the Philippines, Malaysia, Canada, and China. He founded and has edited or presided over a number of periodicals and organizations. He lives in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania.

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