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Viva La Historieta: Mexican Comics, Nafta, and the Politics of Globalization
Contributor(s): Campbell, Bruce (Author)
ISBN: 1604731265     ISBN-13: 9781604731262
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
OUR PRICE:   $34.65  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: April 2012
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Annotation: A study of how a nation's comics artists grapple with economic upheaval
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Comics & Graphic Novels
- Social Science | Popular Culture
- History | Latin America - Mexico
Dewey: 809.933
LCCN: 2008026759
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (0.8 lbs) 246 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Latin America
- Cultural Region - Mexican
 
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Publisher Description:
Viva la historieta! critically examines the participation of Mexican comic books in the continuing debate over the character and consequences of globalization in Mexico. The focus of the book is on graphic narratives produced by and for Mexicans in the period following the 1994 implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), an economic accord that institutionalized the free-market vision of relationships among the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

Eight chapters cover a broad range of contemporary Mexican comics, including works of propaganda, romance and adventure, graphic novels, a corporate "brand" series, didactic single-issue books, and a superhero parody series. Each chapter offers an examination of the ways in which specific comics or comic book series represent Mexico's national identity, the US's influence, and globalization's effects on technology and economics since the passage of NAFTA.

Through careful attention to how recent Mexican comics portray a changing nation, author Bruce Campbell reveals a contentious range of perspectives on the problems and promises of globalization. At the same time, Campbell argues that the contrasting views of globalization that circulate widely in Mexican historietas reflect a still unsettled relationship between Mexico and its superpower neighbor.

Contributor Bio(s): Campbell, Bruce: - Bruce Campbell is associate professor of Hispanic studies at St. John's University/College of St. Benedict. He is the author of Mexican Murals in Times of Crisis.