Profound analysis of French comics through a postcolonial lens
Postcolonialism and migration are major themes in contemporary French comics and have roots in the Algerian War (1954-62), antiracist struggle, and mass migration to France. This volume studies comics from the end of the formal dismantling of French colonial empire in 1962 up to the present. French cartoonists of ethnic-minority and immigrant heritage are a major focus, including Zeina Abirached (Lebanon), Yvan Alagbé (Benin), Baru (Italy), Enki Bilal (former Yugoslavia), Farid Boudjellal (Algeria and Armenia), José Jover (Spain), Larbi Mechkour (Algeria), and Roland Monpierre (Guadeloupe). The author analyzes comics representing a gamut of perspectives on immigration and postcolonial ethnic minorities, ranging from staunch defense to violent rejection. Individual chapters are dedicated to specific artists, artistic collectives, comics, or themes, including avant-gardism, undocumented migrants in comics, and racism in far-right comics.
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Listen to an interview with Mark McKinney at New Books Network: https://newbooksnetwork.com/postcolonialism-and-migration-in-french-comics
| ISBN: | 9789462702417 |
| Publication date: | 14th January 2021 |
| Author: | Mark McKinney |
| Publisher: | Leuven University Press an imprint of Universitaire Pers Leuven |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 400 pages |
| Series: | Studies in European Comics and Graphic Novels |
| Genres: |
Graphic novels, Comic books, Cartoons, Manga Literary studies: postcolonial literature Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism Comic book and cartoon artwork Classic European style / tradition comic books Graphic novels European style / tradition comic books Cultural and media studies |