Child soldiers in transatlantic graphic narratives of war
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DOI: 10.1080/21504857.2020.1754262
Abstract: ABSTRACT In this article, I examine the image of child soldiers as depicted in Michel Chikwanine, Jessica Dee Humphreys, and Claudia Dávila’s Child Soldier: When Boys and Girls Are Used in War and Matteo Casali… read more here.
Keywords: war; soldiers transatlantic; graphic narratives; child soldiers ... See more keywords
Capturing alternate realities: visual metaphors and patient perspectives in graphic narratives on mental illness
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DOI: 10.1080/21504857.2020.1809482
Abstract: ABSTRACT The diverse affordances of the medium of comics like spatio-temporality and visual rhetorical devices enable artists/patients who suffer from mental illnesses to approximate their experiential reality via graphic narratives. The graphic narratives analysed in… read more here.
Keywords: alternate realities; metaphors patient; graphic narratives; visual metaphors ... See more keywords
From quilombo to comic: exploring new frontiers in graphic narratives about ancestry
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DOI: 10.1080/21504857.2024.2388581
Abstract: ABSTRACT This study explores the intersection between graphic narratives and the representation of Quilombola and Indigenous ancestral cultures in Brazil, through the analysis of the graphic novel Urubu-Rei (King Vulture). Employing the traditional technique of… read more here.
Keywords: graphic narratives; comic exploring; quilombo comic; new frontiers ... See more keywords
Italian places in Japanese manga: a study on topophilia in graphic narratives
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DOI: 10.1515/jls-2024-2003
Abstract: Abstract The goal of this paper is to offer an analysis on how Italian places act as key narrative units in Japanese manga. Building on a quantitative and qualitative corpus study, the paper investigates how… read more here.
Keywords: graphic narratives; manga study; italian places; places japanese ... See more keywords
Medical Graphic Narratives to Improve Patient Comprehension and Periprocedural Anxiety Before Coronary Angiography and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Randomized Trial
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DOI: 10.7326/m18-2976
Abstract: Background: Written informed consent (IC) before such interventions as coronary angiography may not ensure that patients understand the rationale, procedural details, and potential risks involved. Barriers include patient anxiety, literacy, and differences in clinicians' communication… read more here.
Keywords: comprehension; graphic narratives; anxiety; coronary angiography ... See more keywords