¡Viva la historieta!
Subtitle: Mexican comics, NAFTA, and the politics of globalization
By: Bruce Campbell.
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Jackson
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9781604731255; 9781604731262
Subjects: Canada. -- Treaties, etc. -- 1992 Oct. 7; Comic books, strips, etc. -- Mexico -- History and criticism; Globalization in literature; Globalization in art
Description: The focus of the book is on graphic narratives produced by and for Mexicans in the period following the 1994 implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Covers a range of contemporary Mexican comics, including works of propaganda, romance and adventure, graphic novels, a corporate "brand" series, didactic single-issue books, and a superhero parody series. Offers an examination of the ways in which specific comics or comic book series represent Mexico's national identity, the U.S.'s influence, and globalization's effects on technology and economics since the passage of NAFTA.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.