TY - BOOK ID - 80839148 TI - Comics and memory in Latin America AU - Catalá-Carrasco, Jorge L. AU - Drinot, Paulo AU - Scorer, James PY - 2017 SN - 9780822981589 0822981580 9780822964247 0822964244 PB - Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh Press DB - UniCat KW - National characteristics, Latin American, in literature. KW - Comic books, strips, etc. KW - Graphic novels KW - Collective memory in literature. KW - Popular culture and literature KW - Comic strips KW - Comics KW - Funnies KW - Manga (Comic books, strips, etc.) KW - Manhua (Comic books, strips, etc.) KW - Manhwa (Comic books, strips, etc.) KW - Serial picture books KW - Caricatures and cartoons KW - Wit and humor, Pictorial KW - Comic book novels KW - Fiction graphic novels KW - Fictive graphic novels KW - Graphic albums KW - Graphic fiction KW - Graphic nonfiction KW - Graphic novellas KW - Nonfiction graphic novels KW - Fiction KW - Popular literature KW - Literature and popular culture KW - Literature KW - History and criticism. KW - National characteristics, Latin American, in literature KW - Comic books, strips, etc KW - Collective memory in literature KW - History and criticism KW - E-books KW - Manhua (Comic books) KW - Manhwa (Comic books) UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:80839148 AB - 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. ER -