Vol. 1 No. 1 (2024): Picture Stories
Articles

Legacy of the Naked Female Body: An Analysis of Masereel’s Passionate Journey, Ward’s Song Without Words, and Bechdel’s Fun Home

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  • Peyton Sloan
Image from a Frans Masereel novel: A man stands at the top of a library ladder, excitedly peering into a large book.

Published 2024-04-09

Keywords

  • picture stories,
  • graphic novel,
  • woodcut novel,
  • female body

How to Cite

Sloan, P. (2024). Legacy of the Naked Female Body: An Analysis of Masereel’s Passionate Journey, Ward’s Song Without Words, and Bechdel’s Fun Home. Wings of Fire: Proceedings, 1(1). Retrieved from https://proceedings.francescacoppa.bergbuilds.domains/index.php/WOFProceedings/article/view/16

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Abstract

The nude female body is a common thread throughout the picture stories Passionate Journey (1919) by Frans Masereel, Song Without Words (1936) by Lynd Ward, and Fun Home (2006) by Alison Bechdel. This collection of graphic stories not only represents how the picture story itself has evolved, but also shows how the depiction of the naked female form has evolved with them. 

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