COLLECTION NAME:
Graduate Thesis Collection
Record
Title:
Increasing Diversity in Mainstream Comics
Creator:
Harris, Michael Lee
Subject:
Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Sequential Art
Subject:
Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Sequential Art
Rights:
Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Abstract:
In American mainstream comics, there is a tendency to omit certain groups of minority
individuals and rely on stereotypes of those minorities when present. Individuals like
Native Americans, gays, Middle Easterners, persons living nomadic lifestyles, and other
minorities are ignored and the current formula of a physically fit male Caucasian living in a
version of New York City applied. This thesis explores the reasons for lack of diversity and
suggests solutions for the issues.
individuals and rely on stereotypes of those minorities when present. Individuals like
Native Americans, gays, Middle Easterners, persons living nomadic lifestyles, and other
minorities are ignored and the current formula of a physically fit male Caucasian living in a
version of New York City applied. This thesis explores the reasons for lack of diversity and
suggests solutions for the issues.
Publisher:
Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design
Date:
2013-05
Format:
PDF : 56 p. : ill