{"product_id":"the-visual-narrative-reader-neil-cohn-9781472585592","title":"The Visual Narrative Reader","description":"Sequential images are as natural at conveying narratives as verbal language, and have appeared throughout human history, from cave paintings and tapestries right through to modern comics. Contemporary research on this visual language of sequential images has been scattered across several fields: linguistics, psychology, anthropology, art education, comics studies, and others. Only recently has this disparate research begun to be incorporated into a coherent understanding. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Visual Narrative Reader\u003c\/i\u003e, Neil Cohn collects chapters that cross these disciplinary divides from many of the foremost international researchers who explore fundamental questions about visual narratives. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow does the style of images impact their understanding? \u003cbr\u003eHow are metaphors and complex meanings conveyed by images? \u003cbr\u003eHow is meaning understood across sequential images? \u003cbr\u003eHow do children produce and comprehend sequential images? \u003cbr\u003eAre visual narratives beneficial for education and literacy? \u003cbr\u003eDo visual narrative systems differ across cultures and historical time periods? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book provides a foundation of research for readers to engage in these fundamental questions and explore the most vital thinking about visual narrative. It collects important papers and introduces review chapters summarizing the literature on specific approaches to understanding visual narratives. The result is a comprehensive \"reader\" that can be used as a coursebook, a researcher resource and a broad overview of fascinating topics suitable for anyone interested in the growing field of the visual language of comics and visual narratives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Neil Cohn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472585593\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472585592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/28\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 6.60w x 0.70d","brand":"Neil Cohn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44123868299519,"sku":"9781472585592","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_672c9a1d-bcd6-4aee-acfb-041104857f68.jpg?v=1687433358","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-visual-narrative-reader-neil-cohn-9781472585592","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}