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SUMMARY:Comic Book Paratexts: Discourse Beyond the Narrative - Matylda Sę
 k-Iwanek\, University of Silesia (Poland)
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CONTACT:Joe Sutliff Sanders
DESCRIPTION:This presentation introduces research into the discursive dime
 nsion of comics that emerges from paratexts accompanying and framing the m
 ain narrative—those tied to a comic’s content and form\, and others sh
 aping broader contexts of reception and interpretation. The analysis cover
 s a range of paratexts: author commentaries\, forewords\, afterwords\, edi
 torial materials such as covers\, blurbs\, and notes\, as well as media an
 d fan interpretations influencing the circulation and impact of comics. Us
 ing a close reading method tailored to comic art and enhanced by a medioli
 nguistic perspective\, the talk demonstrates how paratexts co-create meani
 ng\, affect reception\, and shape the discourse around the comic medium. D
 rawing from Genette’s theory of paratext as a “threshold\,” it highl
 ights how these elements function as productive contact zones between crea
 tors and readers\, defining the cultural\, interpretive\, and aesthetic bo
 undaries of comics.
LOCATION: Room S2\, Alison Richard Building\, 7 West Road\, Cambridge\, CB
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