COLLECTION NAME:
Graduate Thesis Collection
Record
Title:
Importance of Representation: Black Women Creators and Characters in Comics
Creator:
Chavis, Jada
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:
“This Thesis explores the effects of black female representation and recognition in comics and media. For many black female characters portrayed under the influence of male/non-black creators, they tend to fall under the misrepresentation of non-natural beauty features or stereotypes. Black women creators tend to get less or no recognition for their work unlike their male/non-black counterparts in storytelling. This paper will help raise the awareness of proper black female representation and recognition by going over the histories of black women stereotypes, comic characters, film or tv adaptions, the effects of male/non-black creators, and black women comic creators.” –Abstract
Keywords: black women, representation, recognition, comics, superheroines, anime, manga, creators.
Keywords: black women, representation, recognition, comics, superheroines, anime, manga, creators.
Publisher:
Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design (Atlanta)
Date:
2022-06
Format:
2 online resources: 1 PDF (Thesis, 34 pages, color illustrations) + 1 PDF (Studio component, 23 pages, color illustrations)