Comics and Memory in Latin America

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 chapters offer a background history of comics and graphic novels in the region, and survey a range of countries and artists.

Info autore

Jorge Catala Carrasco is senior lecturer in Hispanic Studies at Newcastle University in the United Kingdom.

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Jorge Catala Carrasco (Editore), Jorge Catala Carrasco (Editore), Jorge Catalá Carrasco (Editore), Paulo Drinot (Editore), James Scorer (Editore)
• Editore: University Of Pittsburgh Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.04.2017
• EAN: 9780822964247
• ISBN: 978-0-8229-6424-7
• Pagine: 240
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 226 mm x 20 mm
• Peso: 386 g
• Serie: Pitt Illuminations; Illuminations: Cultural Formations of the Americas; Pitt Illuminations; Illuminations: Cultural Formations of the Americas; Illuminations
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica romanza