Look of the 1960s

Jan Baetens is a professor emeritus of cultural studies at KU Leuven and the author of The Film Photonovel: A Cultural History of Forgotten Adaptations. Hugo Frey is a professor of cultural and visual history at the University of Chichester and the coauthor of The Graphic Novel: An Introduction.

"This is an excellent and above all thought-provoking book. The wealth of material in The Look of the 1960s remains eminently readable because the authors never lose sight of concrete cultural objects, which they contextualize, summarize, and analyze. I plan to use this book in my own research, and I will recommend it to readers with even a passing interest in French comics culture, the origins of the graphic novel, transnational circulations, and the role of comics in a broader media ecology." - Nicolas Labarre, author of Understanding Genres in Comics"The Look of the 1960s illuminates complex intricacies of representation and publishing practices from several key, albeit neglected, clusters of comics publishing. Incorporating primary texts and archival records that are not readily accessible to many American scholars, Baetens and Frey offer valuable insights into the history and content of groundbreaking and sometimes controversial art whose impact continues to reverberate." - Anna F. Peppard, editor of Supersex: Sexuality, Fantasy, and the Superhero

• List of Illustrations Introduction Chapter 1. Barbarella and the Invention of Pulp Pop Graphic Narrative Chapter 2. Pulp Pop and the “Pinup Girl”: Stereotypes and Originals Chapter 3. Pulp Pop Goes to the Cinema: Transmedial Interventions Chapter 4. Pulp Pop Photography: A Forgotten Rendezvous? Chapter 5. New York Calling: The Further Adventures of Barbarella, Jodelle, and Company at Grove Press Chapter 6. “Jazzy Auspices”: Pulp Pop, Cultural Legitimation, and the American War in Vietnam Chapter 7. Writing Pop / Pop Writing Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index