Producing Mass Entertainment The Serial Life of the Yellow Kid offers a new take on the emergence of the Yellow Kid comic figure, looking closely at the mass appeal and proliferation of the Yellow Kid across different media. Christina Meyer identifies the aesthetic principles of newspaper comics and examines the social agents--advertising agencies, toy manufacturers, actors, retailers, and more--responsible for the Yellow Kid's successful career. In unraveling the history of comic characters in capitalist consumer culture, Meyer offers new insights into the creation and dissemination of cultural products, reflecting on modern artistic and merchandising phenomena.
The Serial Life of the Yellow Kid
Producing Mass Entertainment The Serial Life of the Yellow Kid offers a new take on the emergence of the Yellow Kid comic figure, looking closely at the mass appeal and proliferation of the Yellow Kid across different media. Christina Meyer identifies the aesthetic principles of newspaper comics and examines the social agents--advertising agencies, toy manufacturers, actors, retailers, and more--responsible for the Yellow Kid's successful career. In unraveling the history of comic characters in capitalist consumer culture, Meyer offers new insights into the creation and dissemination of cultural products, reflecting on modern artistic and merchandising phenomena.
- ISBN:
- 9780814255605
- 9780814255605
- Category:
- Literary studies: fiction
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 20-11-2019
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Ohio State University Press
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Dimensions (mm):
- 228.6x152.4x17.78mm
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