ENGLISH

Comics and Memory in Latin America

By Paulo Drinot , Jorge Catalá Carrasco , James Scorer

Book information

Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Year
2017
ISBN
0822964244, 9780822964247
Language
english
Format
MOBI
Filesize
4 MB (3784256 bytes)
Series
Pitt Illuminations
Pages
240\0
Topic
Literature Comics
Time added
2018-03-31 15:24:43
Caribbean & Latin American;Regional & Cultural;His

Description

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), Héctor 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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