Your Brain On Latino Comics: From Gus Arriola To Los Bros Hernandez (Cognitive Approaches To Literature And Culture) Download Free (EPUB, PDF)
Though the field of comic book studies has burgeoned in recent years, Latino characters and creators have received little attention. Putting the spotlight on this vibrant segment, Your Brain on Latino Comics illuminates the world of superheroes Firebird, Vibe, and the new Blue Beetle while also examining the effects on readers who are challenged to envision such worlds.Exploring mainstream companies such as Marvel and DC as well as rising stars from other segments of the industry, Frederick Aldama provides a new reading of race, ethnicity, and the relatively new storytelling medium of comics themselves. Overview chapters cover the evolution of Latino influences in comics, innovations, and representations of women, demonstrating Latino transcendence of many mainstream techniques. The author then probes the rich and complex ways in which such artists affect the cognitive and emotional responses of readers as they imagine past, present, and future worlds.Twenty-one interviews with Latino comic book and comic strip authors and artists, including Laura Molina, Frank Espinosa, and Rafael Navarro, complete the study, yielding captivating commentary on the current state of the trade, cultural perceptions, and the intentions of creative individuals who shape their readers in powerful ways.
Series: Cognitive Approaches to Literature and Culture
Paperback: 341 pages
Publisher: University of Texas Press (June 1, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0292719736
ISBN-13: 978-0292719736
Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #1,696,707 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #95 in Books > Arts & Photography > Performing Arts > Theater > Puppets & Puppetry #170 in Books > Literature & Fiction > History & Criticism > Regional & Cultural > United States > Hispanic American #563 in Books > Literature & Fiction > History & Criticism > Genres & Styles > Comics & Graphic Novels
A great resource guide on the growing role of Latinos in the comic arts. The downside is I have to keep an eye out for some of the more obscure books mentioned. The Upside is it's well written and the research is apparent.
"'Holy funny pages, Batman!' Fred Aldama's Your Brain on Latino Comics tears open new tierra as its savvy x-ray vision parses Latino visual culture. With voracious eyes attuned to word-image conspiracies, grandmaster Aldama's ink-stained hands reveal the legacy and destiny of 'American' comics. This is a go-to book for profs in ethnic/cultural studies and communications. Jump into a phone booth and reach for your hot spandex tights--Aldama's lush, semiotic alchemy will have you leaping buildings in a single bound!"--William A. Nericcio--Director, Master of Arts in Liberal Arts and Scieneces, San Diego State University--Visiting Professor, Media and Cultural Studies, University of California, Riverside
I've been reading Los Bros Hernandez since the early 80s and recently started following Rocketo. Aldama, an academic who writes for the any-joe, tells us all about these guys and many others and the way they do their magic, and what we do when we read their stuff. X-ray vision--this is it into the world of Latino comics.
"Your Brain on Latino Comics" is on the ROROTOKO list of cutting-edge intellectual nonfiction. Professor Aldama's book interview ran here as cover feature on June 10, 2009.
Your Brain on Latino Comics: From Gus Arriola to Los Bros Hernandez (Cognitive Approaches to Literature and Culture) Latino Boom: An Anthology of U.S. Latino Literature Approaches to Teaching the Works of Italo Calvino (Approaches to Teaching World Literature) Latinization and the Latino Leader: How to Value, Develop, and Advance Latino Professionals Los años perdidos de la vida de Jesús: Desde su nacimiento a los veintiséis años de edad: (Según Los escritos de Urantia) (Spanish Edition) El gran libro de los procesos esbeltos; Los principios actuales de LEAN MANUFACTURING aplicados sin igual.: Aquí encontrarás los principios ... y oficinas de manera única. (Spanish Edition) Latino Los Angeles in Film and Fiction: The Cultural Production of Social Anxiety Minecraft Comics: Flash and Bones and the Mystery of the Secret Stronghold: The Ultimate Minecraft Comics Adventure Series (Real Comics In Minecraft - Flash And Bones Book 7) Minecraft Comics: Flash and Bones and Leetah the Wicked Witch: The Ultimate Minecraft Comics Adventure Series (Real Comics In Minecraft - Flash And Bones Book 2) Minecraft Comics: Flash and Bones and the Creeper Canyon Quest: The Ultimate Minecraft Comics Adventure Series (Real Comics in Minecraft - Flash and Bones Book 12) Minecraft Comics: Flash and Bones and Agramon's Nether Fortress: The Ultimate Minecraft Comics Adventure Series (Real Comics in Minecraft - Flash and Bones Book 10) Minecraft Comics: Flash and Bones and the Enderman Zombie Potion: The Ultimate Minecraft Comics Adventure Series (Real Comics In Minecraft - Flash And Bones Book 5) Strategies, Techniques, & Approaches to Critical Thinking: A Clinical Reasoning Workbook for Nurses, 5e (Strategies, Techniques, & Approaches to Thinking) Draw Comics: How To Draw Comics For Beginners: Pencil Drawing Comic Book Step By Step (Drawing Ideas The Complete Guide to Drawing Comics Book) Comics: Minecraft Steve Vs Herobrine - Herobrine Attacks! (Herobrine, Minecraft ebooks, Diary, funny comics, Comics for kids, comic books Book 1) Arresting Development: Comics at the Boundaries of Literature (World Comics and Graphic Nonfiction) The Art of Jaime Hernandez: The Secrets of Life and Death Chicharito: La historia de Javier Hernandez (Spanish Edition) Anthony Hernandez Hispanic Caribbean Literature of Migration: Narratives of Displacement (New Directions in Latino American Cultures)
