Comics & memory in Latin America
By: Jorge L. Catalá Carrasco, Paulo Drinot, and James Scorer, editors
Series: Illuminations: Cultural Formations of the Americas Series
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9780822964247
Subjects: Popular culture and literature; Graphic novels; History and criticism; Comic books, strips; Collective memory in literature; National characteristics, Latin American, in literature; LITERARY CRITICISM / Caribbean & Latin American; HISTORY / Latin America / General
Other titles: Comics and memory in Latin America
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), 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"--
Notes: Includes index.