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At the beginning of the 21st century, comics have become a medium 'on the rise' in scholarship and in schools. This collection of essays, which emerged from a graduate student conference at TU Dortmund University, demonstrates their immense medial, artistic, and cultural potential. Contributors from different academic perspectives take readers on an engaging trip through the world of contemporary comic books, ranging from widely popular series to exclusive avant-garde auteur works. *** ''An excellent collection of essays offering an impressive range of critical perspectives on Anglo-American...

This is the first collection of essays to take a pan-European perspective in the study of hip-hop. How has it traveled to Europe? How has it developed in the various cultural contexts? How does it reference the American cultures of origin? The book's 21 authors and artists provide a comprehensive overview of hip-hop cultures in Europe, from the fringes to the centers. They address hip-hop in a variety of contexts, such as class, ethnicity, gender, history, pedagogy, performance, and (post-) communism. (Series: Transnational and Transatlantic American Studies - Vol. 13)