EN 3176 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: The Yellow Kid, New York Journal-American, Richard F. Outcault

• School: York University
• Department: English
• Course: EN 3176
• Professor: Jordana Greenblatt

Document Summary

There isn"t a single agreed-upon definition: neither is there an agreed-upon historical/geographical origin point, kunzle, coach, and mccloud all have different definitions in regards to the definition and the origin point. Some critics argue that the yellow kid is the start of comics while others argue that it"s elsewhere and it"s earlier. Scholarly arguments are neither fact nor a just opinion : they are arguments that use evidence to support a point that others may disagree with, questions to ask: Juxtaposed pictorial and other images in deliberate sequence, intended to convey information and/or provoke an aesthetic response in the viewer : broadly - any series of images that tells a story. Picture manuscripts, egyptian paintings, tapestries, art books, etc. Excludes: single-panel gag cartoons, does not require the combination of image and text. Prioritizes integration of images and a significant quantity of text. Meant to position comics as distinctly an american medium.