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100 1 a| Ashley, Jamica C.,e| author.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

245 10 a| Heroes and legends :b| African-American identity in graphic novels and comic books /c| by Jamica C. Ashley.;

264 1 a| [Greenville, N.C.] :b| [East Carolina University],c| 2015.;

300 a| 96 pages;

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538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web.;

502 b| M.A.c| East Carolina Universityd| 2015.;

500 a| Presented to the Faculty of the Department of English.;

500 a| Advisor: Reginald Watson.;

500 a| Title from PDF t.p. (viewed March 1, 2016).;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references.;

520 3 a| This thesis compares the short stories of Richard Wright in Uncle Tom's Children and Alice Walker's The Third Life of Grange Copeland with Rep. John Lewis and Andrew Ayden's graphic novel March: Book I, Max Brooks's Harlem Hellfighters, and Dwayne McDuffie's comic book collections "Icon: Mothership Connection" and "Icon: A Hero's Welcome." The comparison will show the ability of graphic narratives to contribute to the broader discussion of racial identity while highlighting the similarities between the examples. This thesis sheds light on the graphic narrative genre as a staple in the identity of many black Americans.;

600 10 a| Wright, Richard,d| 1908-1960.t| Uncle Tom's children.=| ^A18281;

600 10 a| Walker, Alice,d| 1944-t| Third life of Grange Copeland.=| ^A29327;

600 10 a| Lewis, John,d| 1940-2020t| March: Book I.=| ^A401079;

600 10 a| Brooks, Max.t| Harlem Hellfighters.=| ^A1020744;

600 10 a| McDuffie, Dwayne.t| Icon: mothership connection.=| ^A1282299;

600 10 a| McDuffie, Dwayne.t| Icon: a hero's welcome.=| ^A1282299;

650 0 a| African Americans in comics.=| ^A1468213;

650 0 a| African Americansx| Race identity.=| ^A5190;

650 0 a| Comic books, strips, etc.=| ^A99279;

650 0 a| Graphic novels.=| ^A566582;

653 a| Frantz Fanon;

653 a| Multidimensional Model of Racial Identity;

653 a| Bell Hooks;

653 a| self-esteem;

653 a| Milestone Media;

700 1 a| Watson, Reginald Wade,e| degree supervisor.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

710 2 a| East Carolina University.b| Department of English.=| ^A641948;

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Heroes and legends : African-American identity in graphic novels and comic books / by Jamica C. Ashley.

Author/creator	Ashley, Jamica C. author.
Other author	Watson, Reginald Wade, degree supervisor.
Other author	East Carolina University. Department of English.
Format	Theses and dissertations
Publication	[Greenville, N.C.] : [East Carolina University], 2015.
Description	96 pages
Supplemental Content	Access via ScholarShip
Subjects	Wright, Richard, 1908-1960. Uncle Tom's children. Walker, Alice, 1944- Third life of Grange Copeland. Lewis, John, 1940-2020 March: Book I. Brooks, Max. Harlem Hellfighters. McDuffie, Dwayne. Icon: mothership connection. McDuffie, Dwayne. Icon: a hero's welcome. African Americans in comics. African Americans--Race identity. Comic books, strips, etc. Graphic novels.

Summary	This thesis compares the short stories of Richard Wright in Uncle Tom's Children and Alice Walker's The Third Life of Grange Copeland with Rep. John Lewis and Andrew Ayden's graphic novel March: Book I, Max Brooks's Harlem Hellfighters, and Dwayne McDuffie's comic book collections "Icon: Mothership Connection" and "Icon: A Hero's Welcome." The comparison will show the ability of graphic narratives to contribute to the broader discussion of racial identity while highlighting the similarities between the examples. This thesis sheds light on the graphic narrative genre as a staple in the identity of many black Americans.
General note	Presented to the Faculty of the Department of English.
General note	Advisor: Reginald Watson.
General note	Title from PDF t.p. (viewed March 1, 2016).
Dissertation note	M.A. East Carolina University 2015.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Technical details	System requirements: Adobe Reader.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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