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Michelle Ann Abate

Arts and Humanities · The Ohio State University

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Mid career · publishing since 2005Rising activity
Comics and Graphic NarrativesThemes in Literature AnalysisMedia, Gender, and AdvertisingFolklore, Mythology, and Literature StudiesGender, Feminism, and Media

Publications

111

Citations

288

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

22

Publishing since 2005

Research summary
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Michelle Ann Abate studies children's and young adult literature, comics, and graphic narratives, examining how these media represent gender, sexuality, race, and social issues. Her recent work looks closely at comic strips like Peanuts and Dykes to Watch Out For, as well as children's books and films, analyzing themes such as environmental justice, trauma, and queerness. This research would suit students interested in literary and visual-culture analysis of texts aimed at young audiences.

Comics and graphic narrativesChildren's and young adult literatureGender and sexuality in mediaRace and social justice themes in literatureComic strip history and analysis

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade with notable peaks in 2018 and 2023, but has slowed in the most recent two years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.6/year recently
2017: 5 publications172018: 14 publications182019: 9 publications192020: 3 publications202021: 5 publications212022: 2 publications222023: 15 publications15232024: 3 publications242025: 2 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • University Press of Mississippi eBooks×27
  • Children s Literature in Education×5
  • Journal of Graphic Novels & Comics×5
  • Inks×4
  • Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University)×2
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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