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Sweet Little Cunt: The Graphic Work of Julie Doucet - Paperback

by Anne Elizabeth Moore
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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Anne Elizabeth MooreSeries:Critical CartoonsPublish date:2018-12-04Pages:120
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Uncivilized BooksISBN-13:9781941250280ISBN-10:1941250289UPC:9781941250280Book Category:Art, Literary Criticism, Comics & Graphic NovelsBook Subcategory:Criticism & Theory, Comics & Graphic Novels, Contemporary WomenSize:7.40 x 5.20 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SCXA7QM2K4

Critical Analysis of Julie Doucet's Graphic Work

This full-length critical overview examines the graphic work of Julie Doucet, one of the most influential women in comics history. Edited by award-winning journalist and cultural critic Anne Elizabeth Moore, this book provides comprehensive analysis of Doucet's contributions to underground and alternative comics.

About This Critical Study

Julie Doucet's work has shaped contemporary comics and influenced generations of cartoonists. This critical examination offers in-depth perspective on her artistic evolution, thematic concerns, and impact on the medium. The book serves as an essential resource for comics scholars, art students, and fans of alternative graphic narratives.

Anne Elizabeth Moore brings her expertise as an internationally recognized cultural critic to this analysis. Her background includes editing the seminal Punk Planet magazine and founding Best American Comics, a New York Times bestselling series. Moore's critical work has received Harvey and Eisner Award nominations, and she has been honored with National Endowment for the Arts Awards and Fulbright Scholarships.

What's Inside

This paperback edition provides scholarly examination of Doucet's graphic work, exploring her role in Canadian comics history and her influence on feminist art practices. The book analyzes her distinctive visual style, narrative techniques, and thematic preoccupations that have made her work essential to understanding contemporary comics.

For Comics Scholars and Enthusiasts

This critical overview appeals to multiple audiences: academic researchers studying comics history, art students exploring feminist visual narratives, collectors of alternative comics, and readers interested in Canadian artists who have shaped the medium. The book offers analytical frameworks for understanding Doucet's work within broader contexts of art criticism and literary theory.

Published by Uncivilized Books in December 2018, this volume fills a significant gap in comics scholarship by providing focused critical attention to an artist whose work has been widely influential but previously lacked comprehensive academic treatment.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Uncivilized BooksISBN-13:9781941250280ISBN-10:1941250289UPC:9781941250280Book Category:Art, Literary Criticism, Comics & Graphic NovelsBook Subcategory:Criticism & Theory, Comics & Graphic Novels, Contemporary WomenSize:7.40 x 5.20 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SCXA7QM2K4
Moore, Anne Elizabeth: - Anne Elizabeth Moore is an award-winning journalist, best-selling comics anthologist, and internationally lauded cultural critic. Called "one of the sharpest thinkers and cultural critics bouncing around the globe today" by Razorcake, a 'general phenom' by the Chicago Reader, and "a critic" by the New York Times, Moore has also been named "fun" by FastCompany, a "rad writer" by Time Out New York-Kids, and a "notable underground author" by the Onion. Her book Unmarketable was named Best Book of 2007 by Mother Jones. Body Horror is on the Nonfiction Shortlist for the 2017 Chicago Review of Books Nonfiction Award and was named a Best Book of 2017 by the Chicago Public Library. Cambodian Grrrl received a 2012 Lowell Thomas Award for Travel Journalism. Threadbare made the 2016 Tits & Sass list of "Best Investigative Reporting on Sex Work. Moore's essays Reimagining the National Border Patrol Museum (and Gift Shop) and 17 Theses on the Edge were honorable mentions in Best American Non-Required Reading (2008 and 2010, respectively). Her work in comics has received Harvey and Eisner Award nominations and appeared on several bestseller lists. She is the former editor of seminal, award-winning Punk Planet and the founding editor of the Best American Comics, which continues to be a New York Times bestselling title. She has exhibited work in the Whitney Biennial in New York; in Leipzig, Phnom Penh, Berlin, Tbilisi, Lisbon, and Vienna; and in a solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. She has been honored to receive a National Endowment for the Arts Award, a UN Press Fellowship, a USC Annenberg/Getty Arts Journalism Fellowship, and two Fulbright Scholarships. She teaches at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the College for Creative Studies. She was born in Winner, SD and in 2016, was awarded a fellowship in Detroit's unique Write A House program. She resides there with her cat.
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