Date of Award

6-1-2013

Document Type

Masters Thesis

Degree Name

M.A.

Organizational Unit

College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences

First Advisor

Rodney Buxton, Ph.D.

Keywords

Comic con, Comic books, Feminism, Film

Abstract

Comic books and comic book culture have always been a man's world - until recently. With the growing popularity of graphic novels, movies based off of comic books, and publishers creating more feminist-friendly work, the gender lines are blurring. The short documentary Encounter at Comic Con examines gender stereotypes, and attempts to challenge them. Traveling to Denver's first ever Comic Convention, filmmaker Carly Jerome interviews attendees, professional costume players, and then turns the camera on herself. Her findings are fascinating, but it is her personal journey during the three-day event that is most compelling.

Publication Statement

Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.

Rights Holder

Carly Jerome

Provenance

Received from ProQuest

File Format

application/pdf

Language

en

File Size

112 p.

Discipline

Film studies, Mass communication



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Communication Commons

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