Comics & memory in Latin America

Comics & memory in Latin America

by Catalá-Carrasco, Jorge L. Drinot, Paulo Scorer, James

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"Latin American comics and graphic novels have a unique history of addressing controversial political, cultural, and social issues. This volume presents new perspectives on how comics on and from Latin America both view and express memory formation on major historical events and processes. The contributors, from a variety of disciplines including literary theory, cultural studies, and history, explore topics including national identity construction, narratives of resistance to colonialism and i…

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  • Full title :Comics & memory in Latin America / Jorge L. Catalá Carrasco, Paulo Drinot, and James Scorer, editors.

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"Latin American comics and graphic novels have a unique history of addressing controversial political, cultural, and social issues. This volume presents new perspectives on how comics on and from Latin America both view and express memory formation on major historical events and processes. The contributors, from a variety of disciplines including literary theory, cultural studies, and history, explore topics including national identity construction, narratives of resistance to colonialism and imperialism, the construction of revolutionary traditions, and the legacies of authoritarianism and political violence. The chapters offer a background history of comics and graphic novels in the region, and survey a range of countries and artists such as Joaquín Salvador Lavado (a.k.a Quino), Hector G. Oesterheld, and Juan Acevedo. They also highlight the unique ability of this art and literary form to succinctly render memory. In sum, this volume offers in-depth analysis of an understudied, yet key literary genre in Latin American memory studies and documents the essential role of comics during the transition from dictatorship to democracy"--

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  • Publication Date:©2017

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The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (vi, 262 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780822981589, 0822981580
  • oclc:ocn990046807
  • LC Classification:PN6790.L29
  • Dewey Decimal:741.5/98

Subjects

ART -- Techniques Collective memory in comics Comic books, strips, etc Comic books, strips, etc. -- History an… Comics criticism Criticism, interpretation, etc Culture populaire et littérature -- Amé… Graphic novels Graphic novels -- History and criticism… HISTORY -- General. -- Latin America Latin America LITERARY CRITICISM -- Caribbean & Latin… Mémoire collective -- Dans la littératu… National characteristics, Latin America… Popular culture and comics -- Latin Ame… Romans graphiques -- Histoire et critiq…

Writers

Catalá-Carrasco, Jorge L. Drinot, Paulo Scorer, James

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