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Redrawing The Nation: National Identity in Latin/o American Comics
H Ctor Fer L´hoeste
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Description for Redrawing The Nation: National Identity in Latin/o American Comics
Paperback. Editor(s): Poblete, Juan. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 285 pages, 49 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AF; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
This volume discusses the role of comics in the formation of a modern sense of nationhood in Latin America and the rise of a collective Latino identity in the USA. It is one of the first attempts - in English and from a cultural studies perspective - to cover Latin/o American comics with a fully continental scope. Specific cases include cultural powerhouses like Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico, as well as the production of lesser-known industries, like Chile, Cuba, and Peru.
This volume discusses the role of comics in the formation of a modern sense of nationhood in Latin America and the rise of a collective Latino identity in the USA. It is one of the first attempts - in English and from a cultural studies perspective - to cover Latin/o American comics with a fully continental scope. Specific cases include cultural powerhouses like Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico, as well as the production of lesser-known industries, like Chile, Cuba, and Peru.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
New Directions in Latino American Cultures
Condition
New
Weight
390g
Number of Pages
276
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230613126
SKU
V9780230613126
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99-15
About H Ctor Fer L´hoeste
Juan Poblete is Associate Professor of Literature at the University of California at Santa Cruz. Hector Fernandez L'Hoeste is Associate Professor of Latin American Cultural Studies at the State University of New York at Stony Brook
Reviews for Redrawing The Nation: National Identity in Latin/o American Comics
This book sets the context and the basis for arguing the ways in which comics, graphic novels, and cartoons mediate (positively, negatively and in between) the development of the state and the formulation of a coherent national culture. It will allow students to learn about Spanish-language comics and graphic novels in Latin America and the US, but without needing to ... Read more