5/13/2023 0 Comments Bradford wright comic book nation![]() Moving them to the easily ignored back of the book just makes it more accessible for people put off by countless references to university presses and innumerable "Ibids."īut I respectfully submit that footnotes are essential. The notes themselves are essential, of course any work of even casual academia needs references for cross-checking and further research. Another guess, this time at motivation: in an effort to encourage more of the buying public to approach academic books undaunted, more footnotes have been moved to endnotes. ![]() I have to wonder: when exactly did footnotes become so despised? At a guess, I'd say it started around the early 1990s, but I didn't really notice it until a few years ago. Published by John Hopkins University Pressīefore I get to discussing Bradford Wright's Comic Book Nation, I'd like to say a few words about footnotes. ![]() Review | Comic Book Nation by Bradford WrightĬomic Book Nation: The Transformation of Youth Culture in America ![]()
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