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Risner, Jonathan. "“Authentic” Latinas/os and Queer Characters in Mainstream and Alternative Comics." Multicultural Comics. From ‘Zap’ to ‘Blue Beetle’. Ed. Frederick Luis Aldama. Austin: Univ. of Texas Press, 2010. 39–54. Added by: joachim (12/7/12, 11:40 PM) Last edited by: joachim (3/2/20, 6:21 PM) |
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| Resource type: Book Chapter Language: en: English BibTeX citation key: Risner2010 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: "Batman", "Blue Beetle", "Love and Rockets", Authenticity, Ethnicity, Gender, Hernandez. Jaime, Superhero, USA Creators: Aldama, Risner Publisher: Univ. of Texas Press (Austin) Collection: Multicultural Comics. From ‘Zap’ to ‘Blue Beetle’ |
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“Comparative readings of Las Locas, Blue Beetle, and Batwoman allow one to Latina/o and/or queer authenticity insofar as the comics are aligned with particular identities—latinidad and queer. In other words, does a particular comic hew closer to a Latina/o or queer aesthetic, and, if so, on what basis does one conceive an idealized Latina/o and/or queer aesthetic? Or, alternatively, should questions of authenticity simply remain irrelevant at the risk of essentialism? Reading Las Locas alongside Blue Beetle and Batwoman ultimately asks whether representations of Latinas/os and queer characters can coexist in a comic universe without notions or models of authenticity against readers may measure a Latina/o and/or queer character—underground or mainstream, superhero or otherwise.” (40)
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