RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article
T1 The close-up eye asymmetry visual metaphor communicates the abject: evidence from Batman and Superman comics
A1 Juricevic, Igor
K1 Gothic
K1 visual metaphor
K1 abjection
K1 Batman
K1 Superman
K1 Humanidades
K1 Humanities
K1 Ciencias Sociales
K1 Social Sciences
AB A distinctive theme of Gothic narratives is the abject. A character that is abject threatens to disrupt boundaries, both personal and societal. As such, the abject character must be rejected or destroyed by society. In this study, I propose that the visual metaphor of Close-Up Eye Asymmetry (CUE-A) communicates the concept of the abject in Gothic narratives. I then investigate this proposal by comparing how often CUE-A is used when depicting Batman compared to Superman in comic books. Overall, I provide evidence that: (1) Batman is more Gothic than Superman, (2) Batman is more abject than Superman, and (3) Batman is depicted with CUE-A more often than Superman. Taken together, this shows that CUE-A co-occurs with the concept of the abject in Gothic narratives, supporting the idea that the CUE-A visual metaphor does, in fact, communicate the abject in Gothic narratives.
SN 2695-4168
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/50459
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/50459
LA spa
DS MINDS@UW
RD 19-abr-2024