Female grotesques: carnivalesque subversion in the comics of Julie Doucet
(2012)
Journal Article
Køhlert, F. B. (2012). Female grotesques: carnivalesque subversion in the comics of Julie Doucet. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, 3(1), 19-38. https://doi.org/10.1080/21504857.2012.703883
The comics of Julie Doucet can be productively interpreted in light of Mikhail Bakhtin's exploration of the carnivalesque and its aesthetic expression as grotesque realism. By employing subject matter and a visual style grounded in the grotesque, Dou... Read More about Female grotesques: carnivalesque subversion in the comics of Julie Doucet.