美国自传体漫画:一个新兴的学术热点

American Autobiographical Comics:A Genre with a Steady Growth in Academia

在美国漫画逐渐从通俗文化卖场走入文学批评课堂的背景下,自传体漫画以其经典作品的严肃主题和精妙风格赢得了学术界的青睐,《鼠族》《欢乐之家》是该体裁中公认的正典。本文概况了美国漫画发展史,介绍了自传体漫画经典作品的内容和特点,并通过一个分析实例——自传体漫画经典作品中的照片处理方式——来展示该领域研究如何丰富我们对自传真实性的理解,从而倡议国内有兴趣的研究者探索这一有价值的领域。

As comics gradually enter the classrooms of literary criticisms without being despised as thoroughly vulgar and valueless in America,the genre of autobiographical comics has attracted huge critical and academic attention that is not enjoyed by the comics medium as a whole.This is because its cannons,such as Maus and Fun Home,have serious,socially important themes and sophisticated artistic styles.This essay provides a brief history of the rise and fall of comics in the American society,introduces the key texts of autobiographical comics,and demonstrates the rich potential of studies in this field by analyzing the use of photos in Maus and Fun Home,as such an analysis challenges and enriches our understanding of authenticity in autobiography.