Underground comix as television criticism |
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| Authors: | Frank W Oglesbee |
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| Institution: | Assistant Professor and Director of the M.A. in Telecommunications, Radio‐Television Department , Southern Illinois University , Carbondale |
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| Abstract: | Underground “comix” use a comic book format to comment, often with blatant sexual scenes and profanity, on American society. The author traces the history of comix, exemplifies their criticism of television, and compares comix' methods and influence to more usual critical outlets and to television itself. |
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