WILLIAMS JEFFERY L
Congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
The Contemporary Argentine Comics Community
Lugar:
Entre Ríos
Reunión:
Jornada; XXXIII Jornadas de la Asociación Argentina de Estudios Americanos; 2001
Institución organizadora:
Asociación Argentina de Estudios Americanos
Resumen:
In this article, "The Contemporary Argentine Comics
Community," a brief overview is given of the history of Argentine
comics and the status of Argentine comics today. Comics
in Argentina were once a vital part of the general popular culture,
but today they are a marginalized medium and exist only in the
underground. Artists, once famous for creating
characters and stories with a distinctive Argentine flavor, are now
working for American and European comics publishers. The
paper introduces some of the current artists and activities related to
comics in Argentina and describes some of the more popular and
successful titles. This work describes the
activities and associations as they exist throughout the country,
outlining the areas of greatest activity to lesser activity. These activities include comics conventions, comics production, and comics art schools. The
information was gathered through various interviews with artists,
writers, editors, professors, and shop owners and my personal
observations from reading and traveling. This
work serves as a foundation for future studies which will analyze the
parallels between the marginalized state of contemporary comics and the
process of global corporatization and the marginal status of
disenfranchised nations in the sphere of global democracy.
