Articles Tagged with “Treatises”

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September
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2026
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  • 9th ART
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Terminological confusion in the comic book market

In sequential art, imprecise terminology creates confusion across the market. Clear conceptual distinctions establish necessary standards, ensuring professional quality throughout the cultural and commercial sectors.
Ronald Mordiconi
September 20, 2026 at 11:48 AM
September
14
2026
Sep
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Do anime and video games lead to overstimulation?

Modern anime and games capture attention via intense stimuli. This stress can severely overwhelm a reward system, frequently resulting in emotional outbursts once screens are turned off.
Ronald Mordiconi
September 14, 2026 at 3:23 PM
September
08
2026
Sep
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Sequential Art at the Crossroads

Creative freedom meets social responsibility while graphic narratives reflect complex crises and youth protection in a truly remarkable and deeply engaging way across the board today.
Ronald Mordiconi
September 8, 2026 at 11:01 AM
August
26
2026
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Superjhemp, a reference behind the media debate

The examined comic phenomenon functions as a reference point for discourses in the fields of popular culture, linguistic documentation, and the development of local cultural production.
Ronald Mordiconi
August 26, 2026 at 2:03 PM
August
20
2026
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The Art of Bookbinding and the Refinement of the Ninth Art

From the ephemeral issues of newsstand culture, master bookbinding crafts monumental artifacts. Between value-preserving conservation and aesthetic transformation, it elevates fleeting series into lasting total works of sequential art.
Ronald Mordiconi
August 20, 2026 at 7:01 AM
August
16
2026
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How Economics Impair Luxembourg Comic Criticism

Interconnected structures define the Luxembourg comic landscape. Small networks, state subsidies, and financial pressures hinder independent art criticism and prevent the development of academic comic research in the country.
Ronald Mordiconi
August 16, 2026 at 1:17 AM
August
14
2026
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  • ECONOMY
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TCG madness degrades art into greedy financial speculation

Between artistic heritage and unleashed consumerism, card collecting in Luxembourg is transforming into a speculative economy. Where narrative once took center stage, artificial scarcity and the pursuit of yield now dictate the market.
Ronald Mordiconi
August 14, 2026 at 8:17 AM
August
11
2026
Aug
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Censorship and moral debates regarding graphic literature

The study analyzes historical censorship measures and discursive framework regarding the moral evaluation of graphic literature between Luxembourg and international developments.
Ronald Mordiconi
August 11, 2026 at 9:07 AM
August
09
2026
Aug
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Sequential and auditory art in intermedia dialogue

An intermedial analysis of the symbiosis between graphic literature and tonal art from drawing cadence in the digital studio to visual rhythms of panel structures and simultaneous listening.
Ronald Mordiconi
August 9, 2026 at 7:23 AM
August
06
2026
Aug
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Offensive or Inviolable: Satire in the Courts

A detailed legal and cultural-studies exegesis on the boundaries of visual satire, the protection of free speech, and the practical application and media law framework within the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Ronald Mordiconi
August 6, 2026 at 1:31 AM
August
04
2026
Aug
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  • ECONOMY
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Trauma: The Key to Cultural Legitimacy

From pulp medium to pain journal. How the narrative exploitation of trauma reshapes graphic novels, the structural funding pressures sequence-based storytelling faces in Luxembourg, and how local funding mechanisms mediate between memory culture and artistic autonomy.
Ronald Mordiconi
August 4, 2026 at 6:44 PM
August
01
2026
Aug
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The Ninth Art: Don't trivialize it!

Comics are often dismissed as mere tools for simplification. Yet as the Ninth Art, they possess an autonomous aesthetic, a complex synthesis of space, time, and text that demands active interpretation while maintaining broad accessibility.
Ronald Mordiconi
August 1, 2026 at 11:37 AM
July
30
2026
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The historical evolution of sequential art in Luxembourg

A critical treatise on the historical phases and structural establishment of graphic literature in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, tracing its roots from 19th-century satirical press prints to the contemporary era.
Ronald Mordiconi
July 30, 2026 at 10:04 PM
July
09
2026
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  • ECONOMY
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Market value and subjectivity in the comic book market

Analysis of pricing for graphic literature in Luxembourg and the need for objective standards for the collector market considering international comparative criteria.
Ronald Mordiconi
July 9, 2026 at 12:03 AM
July
03
2026
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Precarious Reality of Luxembourg's Emerging Sequential Artists

Young creators in Luxembourg operate within a structural void. A lack of support and missing pathways to professionalization force emerging sequential art talent into total invisibility or emigration.
Ronald Mordiconi
July 3, 2026 at 10:16 AM
June
20
2026
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Generative AI and the evolution of graphic literature

An analysis of digital craftsmanship, the impact of generative AI image models on copyright and style protection, and the economic consequences for artists and the Luxembourg comic market amid the evolution of the Ninth Art.
Ronald Mordiconi
June 20, 2026 at 11:20 AM
June
12
2026
Jun
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  • 9th ART
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Why the Ninth Art is becoming a financial pitfall in Luxembourg

The economic reality of graphic literature in Luxembourg reveals a structural price disparity. High import costs, a lack of economies of scale, and strained supply chains exert long-term pressure on the local market.
Ronald Mordiconi
June 12, 2026 at 9:52 PM
June
07
2026
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The European Genesis of Sequential Literature

A scholarly exegesis on the origins of the sequential art form and the deconstruction of traditional myths within the context of European image-text development during the 19th century.
Ronald Mordiconi
June 7, 2026 at 9:29 AM
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