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The problem of this study is to compare certain elements of appeal in favorite comic books and favorite books of fiction read by 384 ninth-grade pupils in the J. P. Elder Junior High School, Fort Worth, Texas, during a three-months period from November 7, 1949, to February 7, 1950. The purpose of this investigation is to ascertain whether the same elements of appeal are common to both types of reading, and whether they compare favorably with the findings of other investigations reported in literature on the subject.

[ES] La presente tesis refleja una línea de investigación basada en la propia práctica artística. En términos generales, la investigación parte y tiene lugar, a través de un conjunto de proyectos del doctorando producidos entre los años 2014 y 2020. Entre ellos se encuentra Cobra (2020), realizado específicamente para este programa de doctorado con el fin de profundizar aún más en la hipótesis y objetivos que esta investigación artística pretende, respectivamente, plantear y lograr. En concreto, estos trabajos han intentado explorar, desde un cruce entre dibujos y textos, las imágenes y relatos que se desprenden de los escenarios de violencia política en Chile. Históricamente, y en particular se refieren aquellos instalados por la dominación en dicho país, desde la dictadura de Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990) a la condición posdictatorial que han mantenido los sucesivos gobiernos democráticos desde 1990 hasta ahora. Dicho esto, la primera pregunta que plantea este trabajo de investigación teórico-práctico es la siguiente: ¿Podemos colaborar desde el arte a realizar una interpretación más matizada y acabada de la historia que nos ayude a enfrentar mejor las condiciones de violencia instaladas por la dominación en la actualidad? El desarrollo de esta tesis apuntaría a contestar esta pregunta desde un análisis detallado de los antecedentes y metodologías que acontecen en la investigación, vinculados al dibujo, la imagen fotográfica, las ciencias sociales y el cómic. / [CA] La present tesi reflecteix una línia d'investigació basada en la pròpia pràctica artística. En termes generals, la investigació parteix i té lloc, a través d'un conjunt de projectes del doctorand produïts entre els anys 2014 i 2020. Entre ells es troba Cobra (2020), realitzat específicament per a aquest programa de doctorat amb la finalitat d'aprofundir encara més en la hipòtesi i objectius que aquesta investigació artística pretén, respectivament, plantejar i aconseguir. En concret, aquests treballs han intentat explorar, des d'un encreuament entre dibuixos i textos, les imatges i relats que es desprenen dels escenaris de violència política a Xile. Històricament, i en particular es refereixen aquells instal·lats per la dominació en aquest país, des de la dictadura d'Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990) a la condició posdictatorial que han mantingut els successius governs democràtics des de 1990 fins ara. Dit això, la primera pregunta que planteja aquest treball de recerca teoricopràctic és la següent: podem col·laborar des de l'art a realitzar una interpretació més matisada i acabada de la història que ens ajude a enfrontar millor les condicions de violència instal·lades per la dominació en l'actualitat? El desenvolupament d'aquesta tesi apuntaria a contestar aquesta pregunta des d'una anàlisi detallada dels antecedents i metodologies que esdevenen en la investigació, vinculats al dibuix, la imatge fotogràfica, les ciències socials i el còmic / [EN] This thesis reflects a line of research based on my own artistic practice. In general terms it refers to a group of projects produced of my sefl between 2014 and 2020. Among them is Cobra (2020), carried out especially for this doctoral program in order to further delve into the hypotheses and objectives that my artistic research aims to propose and achieve respectively. Specifically these works have attempted to explore, from a cross between drawings and texts, the images and stories that emerge from the scenes of political violence in Chile. Historically, and specifically, I am referring to those installed by domination in that country, since the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990) to the post-dictatorial condition that successive democratic governments have maintained from 1990 to now. That said, the first question our research raises is: Can we collaborate from art to make a more complete interpretation of History that helps us to better face the conditions of violence installed by domination today? The development of this thesis aims to answer this question from a detailed analysis of the antecedents and methodologies that occur in the research, linked to drawing, photographic image, social sciences and comics / Rodríguez Pino, JI. (2020). Dibujo y relato histórico: una aproximación gráfica a la (pos)dictadura en Chile y sus escenarios de violencia política [Tesis doctoral]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/159936

Gjenskinn is a graphic novel about feeling stuck, and the attempt to walk it off. The comic follows the young student Mia as she leaves her apartment around midnight to go buy snacks, ending up on a trip that is both longer and more social than planned.  Exploring themes of melancholia through excessive overthinking and awkward conversations, Gjenskinn tries to put images to feelings it's hard to put words to. It is a story about finding your way back (from the store), told with both humor and seriousness. / Gjenskinn er en grafisk roman om følelsen av å stå fast og forsøket på å gå det av seg. Historien følger den unge studenten Mia når hun forlater leiligheten sin litt før midnatt for å kjøpe snacks, på en tur som både blir lengre og mer sosial enn planlagt. Tegneserien utforsker tema som melankoli gjennom alt fra kontinuerlig overtenking til kleine samtaler, og prøver å sette bilde på følelser det er vanskelig å sette ord på. Det er en historie om å finne veien tilbake (fra butikken), fortalt med både humor og alvor.

My thesis is intended to analyse the interactions between Greek and Roman Comedy and Cynicism. My study, that considers all the complex issues related to the sources of Cynicism, is developed using a double perspective. On the one hand, I examine the formal debts that Cynical tradition has contracted towards Comedy and the different functions of the geloion in the communicative forms used by Cynics. In this perspective, I also analyse the passages where the ancient sources put into relation Cynics with Comedy or with a specific comedian and the passages in which the attribution fluctuates between comedians and Cynics. On the other hand, I study the representation of Cynics in Comedy. Therefore, the significant part of my research is committed to the collection and to the comments of the comic verses where there is a reference to Cynics or where scholars have suspected an allusion to them. In this analyse, I devote a special attention to the comparison between the representation of Cynics in Comedy and these in other sources. From this analysis we can infer that there are not many differences about elements used to the representation, but rather a risemantisation and a different connotation of same elements. / Mon travail de thèse se propose d’analyser les interactions entre Comédie grecque et latine et Cynisme. Mon étude, qui prend en compte toutes les problematiques complexes liées aux sources du Cynisme, se developpe selon deux directions. D’un côté, j’étudie les dettes formelles que la tradition cynique a envers la comédie et les différentes fonctions du geloion dans les formes communicatives adoptées par les Cyniques. Dans cette première perspective, j’analyse aussi les passages où les sources anciennes associent les Cyniques à la Comédie ou à un comique en particulier et les passages pour lesquels l’attribution oscille entre comiques et Cyniques. De l’autre, j’étudie la manière dont les Cyniques sont représentés par les comédiens. La partie la plus consistante de la thèse est donc dédiée au receuil et au commentaire ponctuel des vers comiques dans lesquels figure une référence explicite aux Cyniques ou dans lesquels les chercheurs ont soupçonné une allusion.

This thesis analyses 21st century filmic, televisual and comic “Snow White” adaptations. The research is interdisciplinary, bringing together scholarship on gender, childhood, ageing, adaptation, media and fairy tales. The first half of the thesis contextualises the broader historical and sociocultural conversation “Snow White” tellings are immersed in by nature of their shared culture and history. It also identifies the tale’s core and traces the tale’s formation as a tale type from the seventeenth to the twenty–first century. The second half of this thesis moves to an analysis of two films (Mirror Mirror, 2012; Snow White and the Huntsman, 2012), a television series (Once Upon a Time, 2011–present) and a comic book series (Fables, 2002–2015). It considers the kinds of stories about female growth and ageing different media adaptations of “Snow White” enable, and contemplates how issues of time and temporality and growth and ageing play out in these four versions. In analysing the relationship between form and content, this thesis illustrates how a study of different media adaptations of “Snow White” can enrich fairy–tale scholarship and the fairy–tale canon. It also details the imaginative space different media adaptations of “Snow White” provide when engaging with dominant discourses around female growth and ageing in the West. Using “Snow White” as a case study, this thesis centrally facilitates a dialogue between ageing, childhood, fairy–tale and adaptation studies.

This project explores the use if illegitimacy within Western discourse over the last three centuries. Illegitimacy was used in Victorian literature as a literary device to drive plot but evolved into a touchstone for Western discourse to explore the bounds of what is considered respectable society. Over time, as illegitimacy has become more mainstream, I contend illegitimate identities have been utilized to serve as a mirror for Western hegemony. In the first chapter, I explore the origins of illegitimacy being used as a literary device in novels by Victorian authors Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins. In the second chapter, I examine the role illegitimacy plays in the origin stories of canonical comic book superheroes Batman and Superman. Lastly, in the third chapter, I scrutinize the role illegitimacy plays in defining the human condition within science fiction as human culture continues to advance technologically towards a post human world. / by Ryan Dessler. / Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2012. / Includes bibliography. / Mode of access: World Wide Web. / System requirements: Adobe Reader.