

Neil Cohn, "Who Understands Comics?: Questioning the Universality of Visual Language Comprehension" (Bloomsbury, 2020)
Oct 30, 2023
Neil Cohn, author of 'Who Understands Comics?: Questioning the Universality of Visual Language Comprehension', challenges the assumption of universal comprehension of visual narratives. He explores the complexity of interpreting images, cultural variations, and the developmental trajectory in acquiring the ability to comprehend visual narratives. The podcast also covers topics like the brain's predictions and updates in comics, the influence of disordered focus on comic popularity, methods in visual language comprehension studies, children's development of visual language fluency, and the differences between films and comics in comprehension processes.
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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
The Complexity of Understanding Sequential Images
03:11 • 28min
Predictions, updates, and structural components in comics
31:20 • 5min
The Influence of Disordered Focus and Attention on the Popularity of Comics
36:30 • 4min
Methods used in visual language comprehension studies
40:44 • 7min
Development of Visual Language Fluency
47:16 • 12min
Comparing Films and Comics
58:56 • 6min
Upcoming Projects and the Tintin Project
01:05:17 • 10min