Komiks w perspektywie literaturoznawczej. Projekt komiksologii w dobie kryzysu genologii esencjalnej

Abstract

Comics in the perspective of literary theory The comicsology project and the crisis of essential genre studies The article attempts to show the possibilities of analyzing comics using critical tools known from the literary studies. It highlights the variety of different science approaches, which combine on comics studies. In particular, the paper puts this issue in the context of methodological impasse of essential genre studies and blur of literary categories. The aim of the article is to identify research opportunities in genre studies of comic books and to select the appropriate tools for further studies on hybrid genres, which include especially graphic novels (and comics in general).