Recognizing Comics as Brazilian National Popular Culture: CETPA and the Debates over Comics Professional Identities (1961–1964)

Comics Beyond the Page in Latin America

“…The study of comics, like that of many other cultural forms, often applies a national frame. Approaches to Latin American comics (L'Hoeste and Poblete 2009;Manthei 2011;Vergueiro 2009;Ostuni et al n.d.;Gociol and Rosemberg 2000;Gomes 2016) are no exception. Ana Merino (2017, 70) has rightly argued that histories of comics production in different Latin American countries have been shaped by distinct socio-economic and political contexts and demand specificity of address and attention.…”

Comics Beyond the Page in Latin America

“…The study of comics, like that of many other cultural forms, often applies a national frame. Approaches to Latin American comics (L'Hoeste and Poblete 2009;Manthei 2011;Vergueiro 2009;Ostuni et al n.d.;Gociol and Rosemberg 2000;Gomes 2016) are no exception. Ana Merino (2017, 70) has rightly argued that histories of comics production in different Latin American countries have been shaped by distinct socio-economic and political contexts and demand specificity of address and attention.…”