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Latin American Comics in the Twenty-First Century

Transgressing the Frame

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

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How twenty-first-century Latin American comics transgress social, political, and cultural frontiers.Given comics’ ability to cross borders, Latin American creators have used the form to transgress the political, social, spatial, and cultural borders that shape the region. A groundbreaking and comprehensive study of twenty-first-century Latin American comics, Latin American Comics in the Twenty-First Century documents how these works move beyond national boundaries and explores new aspects of the form, its subjects, and its creators. Latin American comics production is arguably more interconnected and more networked across national borders than ever before. Analyzing works from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay, James Scorer organizes his study around forms of “transgression,” such as transnationalism, border crossings, transfeminisms, punk bodies, and encounters in the neoliberal city. Scorer examines the feminist comics collective Chicks on Comics; the DIY comics zine world; nonfiction and journalistic comics; contagion and zombie narratives; and more. Drawing from archives across the United States, Europe, and Latin America, Latin American Comics in the Twenty-First Century posits that these comics produce micronarratives of everyday life that speak to sites of social struggle shared across nation states.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-06-11
Mått152 x 229 x 28 mm
Vikt567 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieWorld Comics and Graphic Nonfiction Series
Antal sidor272
FörlagUniversity of Texas Press
ISBN9781477329023

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Introduction Chapter 1. Before the Volcano: Print Magazines and Latin American Comics Chapter 2. Traversing Bodies and Borders: Transnational and Transgender Comic Feminisms Chapter 3. Punks and Punctured Bodies: Zines and DIY Comics Chapter 4. Comic-Stripping the Land: Graphic Neoextractivisms Chapter 5. Mobilizing the Comics Archive Chapter 6. Comics, Contagion, and the Undead Chapter 7. Comics, Encounter, and Enchantment in the Neoliberal City Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes References Index

Latin American Comics in the Twenty-First Century offers a thought-provoking alternative approach to an important art form that does not gain the profile it clearly deserves in the study of visual culture...an original perspective on regional trends and patterns that, if we care to look, may be precursors to cultural production closer to home. (Latin American Review of Books) This groundbreaking scholarly work provides a detailed account of Latin American comics in the 21st century, offering rich details, data, and solid information. (CHOICE) James Scorer's book manages to raise [comics] to the level of dignity that they deserve...This book is not only a thorough study of the recent state of the comic production in the region: it is also a celebration of the possibilities of a truly transmedial genre. (ReVista) Scorer’s scope and innovative use of archival research make [this book] a valuable contribution to comics studies...[It] offers significant insights into how comics reflect and challenge the region’s socio-political landscapes, making it essential reading for scholars, students, and general readers interested in Latin American comics and transnational cultural studies. (Hispania)