Download or read book Latin American Comics in the Twenty First Century written by James Scorer and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2024-06-11 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How twenty-first-century Latin American comics transgress social, political, and cultural frontiers. Given comics’ ability to cross borders, Latin American creators have used the form to transgress the political, social, spatial, and cultural borders that shape the region. A groundbreaking and comprehensive study of twenty-first-century Latin American comics, Latin American Comics in the Twenty-First Century documents how these works move beyond national boundaries and explores new aspects of the form, its subjects, and its creators. Latin American comics production is arguably more interconnected and more networked across national borders than ever before. Analyzing works from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay, James Scorer organizes his study around forms of “transgression,” such as transnationalism, border crossings, transfeminisms, punk bodies, and encounters in the neoliberal city. Scorer examines the feminist comics collective Chicks on Comics; the DIY comics zine world; nonfiction and journalistic comics; contagion and zombie narratives; and more. Drawing from archives across the United States, Europe, and Latin America, Latin American Comics in the Twenty-First Century posits that these comics produce micronarratives of everyday life that speak to sites of social struggle shared across nation states.
Download or read book Muerte en el bosque written by Amparo Dávila and published by Fondo de Cultura Economica USA. This book was released on 1985 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Los cuentos reunidos en Muerte en el bosque pueden enmarcarse dentro de lo que la cr tica denomina literatura fant stica. Las ra ces de este g nero vienen de lejos, de la Antig edad, de los mitos; mas en nuestro tiempo el g nero asume una dimensi n nueva: Para algunos escritores el universo real comporta un desencanto que consideran necesario transmitir al lector.
Download or read book No hay para tanto written by Bartomeu Cruells and published by Flamma Editorial SL. This book was released on with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: La tragedia de una mujer vendida por sus padres a un rico empresario repercute como eco en las vidas de varias generaciones que presencian el paso de la historia desde principios y hasta finales del siglo XX. En sus cartas, hacen referencia a un pueblo perdido en la montaña, cuyas gélidas paredes de piedra ocultan secretos familiares, intrigas políticas y peligro mortal. Pero si le preguntas a cualquiera de ellos sobre lo que pasó ahí, se limitarán a decir: "¡No hay para tanto!" "Una excelente novela de intriga, pero también un ciclorama sobre el que se proyectan una serie de personajes y situaciones típicas de la sociedad rural –el cacique, el cura, el juez, el rechazo a los forasteros, los odios seculares entre familias...– y una panorámica sobre los hechos que han caracterizado el siglo XX en nuestro país." Joan Josep Isern "Noventa años de nuestro país en una novela orgánica, viva, donde todos los elementos encajan como en un reloj de hora exacta." Andreu Martín "¡No hay para tanto!, una novela que no podéis dejar de leer: corta, intensa y diferente. Por su tratamiento epistolar, por las distintas voces que la habitan, por la intriga tan bien conducida y por su originalidad... ¡Buena lectura!" Gemma Lienas "Conocí bien a Bartomeu Cruells y compartí con él actividades de la lucha clandestina contra la dictadura y ahora descubro su talento literario para, novelando un crimen, hacer un repaso de noventa años de nuestra historia más reciente."Xavier Vinader Tags: misterio, novella histórica
Download or read book Muerte en Hull written by Xosé French Diéguez and published by The Inklings. This book was released on with total page 737 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1942. HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, INGLATERRA- Es la ciudad más fuertemente bombardeada además de Londres, pero por el bien de la moral nacional, los bombardeos sobre Hull se mantienen en secreto. El inspector jefe recién asignado Atticus Dee no puede creer la devastación que encuentra. Pero para Dee y sus ayudantes, el sargento Edward 'Pequeño' Kelley y la auxiliar de la policía de mujeres Camila Parr, es el asesinato, no la guerra, lo que cobra gran importancia. Cuando se atribuye una serie de asesinatos sádicos a los soldados estadounidenses estacionados localmente, Dee pronto descubre que no todo es lo que parece. El hedor del racismo y la corrupción llega hasta lo más alto. Pero encontrar al verdadero asesino será tan peligroso como las bombas que caen. Porque las fuerzas del Estado no pueden permitir que el esfuerzo bélico sea socavado, ni siquiera por la verdad. . .
Download or read book Jewish Studies at the Turn of the Twentieth Century written by European Association for Jewish Studies. Congress and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1999 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cursed book. A missing professor. Some nefarious men in gray suits. And a dreamworld called the Troposphere? Ariel Manto has a fascination with nineteenth-century scientists—especially Thomas Lumas and The End of Mr. Y, a book no one alive has read. When she mysteriously uncovers a copy at a used bookstore, Ariel is launched into an adventure of science and faith, consciousness and death, space and time, and everything in between. Seeking answers, Ariel follows in Mr. Y’s footsteps: She swallows a tincture, stares into a black dot, and is transported into the Troposphere—a wonderland where she can travel through time and space using the thoughts of others. There she begins to understand all the mysteries surrounding the book, herself, and the universe. Or is it all just a hallucination? With The End of Mr. Y, Scarlett Thomas brings us another fast-paced mix of popular culture, love, mystery, and irresistible philosophical adventure.
Download or read book Catalog of the Latin American Collection written by University of Texas at Austin. Library. Latin American Collection and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book El Confaloniero written by Carlo Emanuele Ruspoli and published by Palibrio. This book was released on 2012-04 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Es la epopeya vivida por un glorioso linaje italiano de origen medieval, los Marescotti que descendieron del clan escocés Douglas. Su fundador, Mario Escoto (Galloway, hacia 745; Bagnocavallo, hacia 820), hermano de Guillermo, conde Douglas y primo del Rey de Escocia, fue valido de Carlomagno y salvador del Papa León III, fue investido de varios honores, entre los cuales cabe destacar el de Defensor de la Fe, conde del feudo de Bagnocavallo, Senador de Roma, Caballero Aurato poseedor del anillo del Pescador. El relato de las hazañas de los Marescotti abarca temas de religión, historia, política, meditación, magia, esoterismo, superstición, locura, reliquias, intrigas, batallas, duelos, torturas, traiciones, venganzas, misterios, etc. Los condes Marescotti fueron los primeros a establecer una relación especial entre cristianos y judíos en Italia.
Download or read book General Technical Report RM written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Jewish Studies at the Turn of the Twentieth Century written by Angel Sáenz-Badillos and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2024-01-22 with total page 717 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In July of 1998 the European Association for Jewish Studies celebrated its Sixth Congress in Toledo, with almost four hundred participants. In these Proceedings have been collected 169 papers and communications read during the conference. By and large, they offer a broad, realistic perspective on the advances, achievements and anxieties of Judaic Studies at the turn of the 20th century, on the eve of the new millennium. They represent the point of view of the European scholars, enriched with notable contributions by colleagues from other continents. One volume (ISBN 978-90-04-11554-5) includes papers dealing with Jewish studies on biblical, rabbinical and medieval times, as well as with some general subjects, such as Jewish languages and bibliography. A second volume (ISBN 978-90-04-11558-3) is dedicated to the Judaism of modern times, from the Renaissance to our days.
Download or read book El Necronomicon Atlante written by Warlock Asylum and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catalog written by University of Texas. Library. Latin American Collection and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Blanco written by Ted Dekker and published by Thomas Nelson Inc. This book was released on with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Garcilaso Inca de la Vega written by José Anadón and published by University of Notre Dame Pess. This book was released on 1998-05-22 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixteenth-century historian Garcilaso Inca de la Vega had a unique view of the ancient Inca Empire and the Americas. A Peruvian mestizo who emigrated to Spain, he was the first writer to envision Latin America as a multiethnic continent, and he advanced a humanist interpretation of New World history that continues to enrich our appreciation of that era. Widely read and translated, Garcilaso is a key figure for understanding the development of mestizo culture in Latin America and his works have sparked many heated debates. This new collection of articles advances that discussion through contributions by twelve distinguished scholars who review central aspects of Garcilaso's life and work from the perspectives of history, linguistics, literary theory, and anthropology. These essays explore the complex intertextual threads which weave through Garcilaso's principal writings. Some examine the relationship of his work with the canon of European historiography, while others stress its link with Andean culture; still others focus on the puzzles presented by his use of self-representation.Many of the articles offer fresh readings of Garcilaso's Royal Commentaries and include not only textual analyses of key themes but also a reassessment of Inca political organization. Other contributions address his Florida of the Inca, focusing on such aspects as its discourse and dating. Together, all the essays demonstrate that Garcilaso scholarship continues to be receptive to new critical approaches. Assembled as a tribute to José Durand, whose life-long study of Garcilaso renewed scholarly understanding of the historian's work, Garcilaso Inca de la Vega is a valuable collection for anyone interested in the history of North and South America or the rise of mestizo culture. It contributes significantly to current studies in multiculturalism as it renews our appreciation for one of its earliest proponents.
Download or read book Queer Issues in Contemporary Latin American Cinema written by David William Foster and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2009-08-17 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Viewing contemporary Latin American films through the lens of queer studies reveals that many filmmakers are exploring issues of gender identity and sexual difference, as well as the homophobia that attempts to defeat any challenge to the heterosexual norms of patriarchal culture. In this study of queer issues in Latin American cinema, David William Foster offers highly perceptive queer readings of fourteen key films to demonstrate how these cultural products promote the principles of an antiheterosexist stance while they simultaneously disclose how homophobia enforces the norms of heterosexuality. Foster examines each film in terms of the ideology of its narrative discourse, whether homoerotic desire or a critique of patriarchal heterosexism and its implications for Latin American social life and human rights. His analyses underscore the difficulties involved in constructing a coherent and convincing treatment of the complex issues involved in critiquing the patriarchy from perspectives associated with queer studies. The book will be essential reading for everyone working in queer studies and film studies. The films discussed in this book are: De eso no se habla (I Don't Want to Talk about It) El lugar sin límites (The Place without Limits) Aqueles dois (Those Two) Convivencia (Living Together) Conducta impropia (Improper Conduct) The Disappearance of García Lorca La Virgen de los Sicarios (Our Lady of the Assassins) Doña Herlinda y su hijo (Doña Herlinda and Her Son) No se lo digas a nadie (Don't Tell Anyone) En el paraíso no existe el dolor (There Is No Suffering in Paradise) A intrusa (The Interloper) Plata quemada (Burnt Money) Afrodita (Aphrodite) Fresa y chocolate (Strawberry and Chocolate)
Download or read book Las Llaves Sagradas de Kurust N written by Javier Mart Nez Staines and published by Palibrio. This book was released on 2011-12 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kurustán es uno de los sitios más hermosos que puedan recordarse en Toril, el planeta más azul del universo. Pero en ese apacible reino ha ocurrido una desgracia de grandes proporciones: unos seres malignos han robado las Llaves de la Historia y el Destino de su recinto sagrado. Por cada día que las llaves no estén resguardadas, Kurustán perderá 10 años de memoria y 10 años de porvenir. Al mismo tiempo, la princesa Galia de Angia ha sido secuestrada. Este libro narra el peligroso viaje, pleno de aventuras, que debe emprender el príncipe Abis, junto con un selecto grupo de guerreros kurus, para recuperar la historia y el destino de su reino, así como rescatar a la bella Galia. Con la sola ayuda de un mapa, la inspiración de sus ancestros, la fe en sus dioses y la trascendencia de su misión, tendrán que enfrentar a las numerosas fuerzas de la oscuridad mientras recorren sitios inhóspitos, en los que encontrarán peligros constantes. Narrado con sencillez por el autor, y enriquecido por bellas ilustraciones y mapas, Las Llaves Sagradas de Kurustán es una invitación a mirar a lo grande, como hacen los niños, para descubrir mundos fantásticos que habitan dentro de nosotros. Es, asimismo, un recordatorio de que los humanos debemos vivir las odiseas necesarias con el fin de construir una gran comunidad pacífica, próspera, justa y armónica. Hay que empezar por imaginarlo para volverlo real.
Download or read book Revista de Madrid written by and published by . This book was released on 1840 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Air Pollution and the Forests of Developing and Rapidly Industrializing Regions written by John L. Innes and published by CABI. This book was released on 2000-06-27 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the importance of air pollution for the forests of rapidly industrialising countries and regions. Its geographical coverage includes South and Central America, Africa, and Asia, including Siberia, China and Korea. The problems presented by air pollution are placed within the more general context of sustainable development within these regions and the historical legacy that they are attempting to deal with. Attention is drawn to the very serious problems associated with poor air quality in cities such as Mexico City and Chongqing, China. Air pollution in these areas is amongst the worst in the world. Several chapters examine the importance of forest fires as a source of air pollution, with particular reference being made to the Southeast Asian fires in recent years. The available information about the effects of this pollution on the surrounding forests is reviewed, and recommendations are made for a better understanding of the impacts. A final chapter reviews the recent developments in air pollution control policies in the different regions covered by the book.
