Drawing the Virus. The Representation of COVID-19 in Italian Comics
Drawing the Virus. The Representation of COVID-19 in Italian Comics
Author(s): Michele Sorice, Simone AntonucciSubject(s): Media studies, Visual Arts, Semiology, Health and medicine and law, Sociology of Art
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Comics; Italy; COVID-19; Semiotics; Media; New Media; Culture;
Summary/Abstract: Through the perspective of Cultural Semiotics, this article aims to show how Italian comic book creators have represented the tragic event of the coronavirus pandemic during the first lockdown (between March and May 2020) imposed by Giuseppe Conte’s government. By analyzing the works produced during this timeframe, we attempt to identify the main ways the pandemic was depicted. We will focus on the representation of time and space, the double status of the virus (as an agent and condition), and creators’ different textual strategies.
Journal: Estetyka i Krytyka
- Issue Year: 61/2021
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 131-143
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English