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Summary:

"Amid the controversy surrounding immigration and border control, the work of California cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz (b. 1964) has delivered a resolute Latino viewpoint. Of Mexican descent, Alcaraz fights for Latino rights through his creativity, drawing political commentary as well as underlining how Latinos confront discrimination on a daily basis. Through an analysis of Alcaraz's early editorial cartooning and his strips for La Cucaracha, the first nationally syndicated, political Latino daily comic strip, author Ȟctor D. Ferǹndez L'Hoeste shows the many ways Alcaraz's art attests to the community's struggles. Alcaraz has proven controversial with his satirical, sharp commentary on immigration and other Latino issues. What makes Alcaraz's work so potent? Ferǹndez L'Hoeste marks the artist's insistence on never letting go of what he views as injustice against Latinos, the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States. Indeed, his comics predict a key moment in the future of the United States - that time when a racial plurality will steer the country, rather than a white majority and its monocultural norms. Ferǹndez L'Hoeste's study provides an accessible, comprehensive view into the work of a cartoonist who deserves greater recognition, not just because Alcaraz represents the injustice and inequity prevalent in our society, but because as both a US citizen and a member of the Latino community, his ability to stand in, between, and outside two cultures affords him the clarity and experience necessary to be a powerful voice"-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• On Lalo Alcaraz and the Latino community
• Lalo Alcaraz in the context of Latino comics
• Migra mouse : political cartoons and the immigration debate
• La cucaracha : an alienated bug's struggle against a hidden norm
• A Q&A with Lalo Alcaraz
• Conclusion.

Author/Creator:

Fernández l'Hoeste, Héctor D., 1962- , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Lalo Alcaraz: political cartooning in the Latino community [by Fernández l'Hoeste, H.D.]

Other Related Resources:

Online version: Lalo Alcaraz [by Fernández l'Hoeste, H.D.] (Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2017] — ISBN 9781496811417; LCCN 2016058383; OCLC Number 966634089)

Related Series:

Great comics artists

Subjects:

Alcaraz, Lalo — Criticism and interpretation

Comic books, strips, etc. — United States — History and criticism

American literature — Mexican American authors — History and criticism

Political cartoons — History — 20th century

Alcaraz, Lalo

1900-1999

Comic books, strips, etc.

American literature — Mexican American authors

American literature

Political cartoons

Criticism and interpretation

United States

Genres:

Literary criticism

History

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-189) and index.

Physical Description:

xi, 192 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Physical Characteristics:

illustration

Call Numbers:

PN6727.A39 Z63 2017

ISBNs:

9781496811370 (hardback)
1496811372 (hardback)
9781496820235 (paperback)
1496820231 (paperback)
9781496811387 (epub single) [Invalid]
9781496811394 (epub institutional) [Invalid]
9781496811400 (pdf single) [Invalid]
9781496811417 (pdf institutional) [Invalid]

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2016039776

OCLC Numbers:

962552512