Emerson College

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BetaBits is a web-based comic strip series that tells the story of a woman in her 20s who sells household appliances she has made from outdated computer parts. Themes addressed by the comic include recycling, computer obsolescence, the distancing between

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Cartland is a transmedia cartoon project, consisting of a serialized comic strip, plot-driven stop-motion animations, and an interactive website that presents a new edition of the comic a few times each week. Cartland follows the story of Steve, a shy and

Scope and Content Note From the Series: The series contains Master's theses from 1943 to present. The theses consist of either a production book and a media component or solely a production book. The production books were originally submitted as physical bound copies, but were later submitted digitally. The physical production books are stored offsite and the digital production books are stored in the College's preservation repository.The media components consist of U-matic tapes, VHS tapes, CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays and...

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This script for a graphic novel presents the story of Roberto Estevez and his family, residents of the Ragbox district, a low-income neighborhood whose residents are being edged out by gentrification. -- abstract.

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This paper is an exploration of the similarities between the Russian Lubok, an 18th century Russian form of picture performance, and the American Comic Book/Graphic Novel, a 20th century American popular culture form of picture performance... -- abstract.