Enrique Uribe Jongbloed (Cardiff): "From plagiarism to a vehicle for peace: one hundred years of comics in Colombia"
| Dates: | 9 October 2024 |
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| Times: | 17:00 - 18:30 |
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| What is it: | Seminar |
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| Organiser: | School of Arts, Languages and Cultures |
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| Speaker: | Enrique Uribe Jongbloed |
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Part of the University of Manchester's Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies' research seminar series:
Wed 9 October 2024, 5pm (UK time). This event will be in person, in Samuel Alexander Building, room A214. It can be followed online here: https://zoom.us/j/95860231166
Abstract: This presentation reviews the history of the relationship between Colombians and comics. The story begins with plagiarism in 1924 – the first Colombian comic strip, Mojicón, was a rip-off of Smitty – and encompasses the mass consumption of Mexican comics in the 1960s, the moral panic of the 1980s, the dearth of publication after 1993 – that year’s Book Law attributed no cultural value to comics and classified them as akin to pornography and gambling magazines – and the incredible renaissance of comics after 2012, when the Book Law’s discrimination against them was declared unconstitutional. The history of comics in Colombia provides a perspective on the changes taking place in the national culture, the consumption of media products and the political environment of the country. Although it is still difficult to speak of a comics industry in Colombia, there is a growing recognition of the medium and an expanding market of production and consumption. This new thrust has also made comics a preferred medium for narratives about the internal conflict that support efforts for a lasting peace.
Dr Enrique Uribe Jongbloed is Research Associate in Media at the School of Journalism, Media and Culture, University of Cardiff.
Speaker
Enrique Uribe Jongbloed
Role: Research Associate Media Cymru
Organisation: University of Cardiff
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A214
Samuel Alexander Building
Manchester
