Andrew Kunka

Ph.D. Professor of English, Arts and Letters at University of South Carolina Sumter
From Florence, SOUTH CAROLINA

Projects + Publications

“Crime Genre Fiction in the Graphic Novel.” The Cambridge History of the Graphic Novel

“Crime Genre Fiction in the Graphic Novel.” The Cambridge History of the Graphic Novel. Ed. Jan Baetens, Hugo Frey, and Stephen Tabachnick. Cambridge University Press, 2018.

Publications

“Cranky Bosses, Rebellious Characters, and Suicidal Artists: Scribbly, Inkie, and Pre-Underground Autobiographical Comics.” Comics Studies: Here and Now. Routledge Advances in Comics Studies

“Cranky Bosses, Rebellious Characters, and Suicidal Artists: Scribbly, Inkie, and Pre-Underground Autobiographical Comics.” Comics Studies: Here and Now. Routledge Advances in Comics Studies. Ed. Frederick Luis Aldama. Routledge, 2018.

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“Catching Up with the Hernandez Brothers.”

“Catching Up with the Hernandez Brothers.” With Derek Parker Royal. Full Bleed: The Comics and Culture Quarterly. Vol. 2, 2018.

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Autobiographical Comics

Autobiographical Comics. Bloomsbury Comics Studies Series. 2018. A complete guide to the history, form and contexts of the genre, Autobiographical Comics helps readers explore the increasingly popular genre of graphic life writing.

Publications

“A Contract with God, The First Kingdom, and the ‘Graphic Novel’: The Will Eisner/Jack Katz Letters.”

“A Contract with God, The First Kingdom, and the ‘Graphic Novel’: The Will Eisner/Jack Katz Letters.” INKS: The Journal of the Comics Studies Society 1.1 (2017): 27-39.

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“Race and Ethnicity in Comics.”

“Race and Ethnicity in Comics.” Routledge Companion to Comics. Ed. Roy Cook, Frank Bramlett, and Aaron Meskin. Routledge Press, 2016.

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“Intertextuality and the Historical Graphic Narrative: Kyle Baker’s Nat Turner and the Styron Controversy.”

“Intertextuality and the Historical Graphic Narrative: Kyle Baker’s Nat Turner and the Styron Controversy.” Special issue on “Visual Narratives.” College Literature. 38.3 (2011): 168-93.

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“Interview with Ben Katchor.”

“Interview with Ben Katchor.” With Derek Parker Royal. Ben Katchor: Conversations. Ed. Ian Gordon. Jackson: University of Mississippi Press, 2018.

Publications

Andrew in the News

Swan Con: Sumter's Comic Arts Festival Opens Friday

The University of South Carolina Sumter, in conjunction with the Sumter County Cultural Commission, will be hosting Swan Con, Sumter's Comic Arts Festival, on March 29 and 30. This annual two-day free event celebrates comic art by bringing together c...

March, 25 2024 - Verified by University of South Carolina Sumter

Swan Con: Sumter's Comic Arts Festival Dates Announced

March, 01 2024 - Verified by University of South Carolina Sumter

Winners of USC Sumter Spring Poetry Contest Announced

The University of South Carolina Sumter recently announced the winners of the 2021 USC Sumter Spring Poetry Contest. The competition saw 111 entries from Sumter County middle schools. The winners were announced during a virtual presentation which featu...

June, 21 2021 - Verified by University of South Carolina Sumter

Swan Con: Sumter's Comic Arts Festival Dates Announced

The University of South Carolina Sumter, in conjunction with the Sumter County Cultural Commission, will be hosting Swan Con, Sumter's Comic Arts Festival, on March 6 at USC Sumter and March 7 at Patriot Hall. This annual two-day free event celebrat...

February, 18 2020 - Verified by University of South Carolina Sumter

French Film Festival Returns to USC Sumter.

The USC Sumter Division of Arts and Letters announces the return of the annual Tournées Festival Film Series to the USC Sumter campus Monday nights beginning February 18-April 1, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. in the USC Sumter Nettles Auditorium. USC Sumter h...

February, 14 2019 - Verified by University of South Carolina Sumter

French Films in Sumter? Yes!

The USC Sumter Division of Arts and Letters announces the return of the annual Tournées Festival Film Series to the USC Sumter campus Monday nights beginning January 22-February 26, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. in the USC Sumter Nettles Auditorium. USC Sumter ...

January, 22 2018 - Verified by USC Sumter Faculty