Belgian Photonovel, 1954-1985

Clarissa Colangelo holds a PhD in literary and cultural studies and is affiliated with KU Leuven, where she is conducting research on the visual aspects of magazine culture in collaboration with the Belgian National Library (KBR).

• Foreword: Time-traveling in a lost world Introduction Chapter 1. A brief history of the photonovel 1.1 A working definition 1.2 Origins, evolution and decline 1.3 Fame versus shame 1.4 Photonovels: between tradition and emancipation Chapter 2. Belgian editorial context: a language divide Chapter 3. Popular Belgian women’s magazines with photonovels 3.1 Lectures d’Aujourd’hui / Lectuur voor Allen 3.2 Mon Copain 3.3 Chez Nous / Ons Volk 3.4 Femmes d’Aujourd’hui / Het Rijk der Vrouw 3.5 Bonnes Soirées / Mimosa 3.6 Piccolo and Tiptop 3.7 Vrouw en Huis 3.8 Panorama 3.9 Rosita 3.10 Ons Land met Iris 3.11 Madame 3.12 Joepie 3.13 Other magazines 3.13.1 Roman Film complet, Sandra / Katia and Sérenade 3.13.2 HUMO and Sportif ’68 / Sport ’68 Chapter 4. Making photonovels 4.1 Creating a photonovel 4.1.1 Subject 4.1.2 Script and plot 4.1.3 Director 4.1.4 Photographer 4.1.5 Actors 4.1.6 Layout 4.1.7 Translations 4.2 Print process 4.2.1 Photomechanical processes 4.2.2 The evolution of rotogravure 4.2.3 Color printing 4.2.4 Press printed photographs Chapter 5. Photonovels inside the magazines 5.1 Photonovels and advertisement Conclusion Appendix: Complete list of all the photonovels published in Belgian magazines Bibliography Acknowledgments

With 'The Belgian Photonovel, 1954-1985 An Introduction', Clarissa Colangelo has given us a fine, thorough, yet readable chronicle of this area of publishing history. - Mike Mosher, Leonardo, June 2024, https://leonardo.info/review/2024/06/the-belgian-photonovel-1954-1985