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SUMMARY:The Department of Comparative Literature presents \"Black Narratives in
Brazilian Comics,” a talk by Brazilian graphic novelist Marcelo d’Salete
DESCRIPTION:\nMarcelo d&rsquo\;Salete is an internationally recognized a
rtist whose graphic novels about slavery and resistance have been transl
ated into multiple languages. An art teacher\, he holds an M.A. in Art H
istory from the Universidade de Sã\;o Paulo.\n\nCumbe (2014)\, whi
ch was translated into English as Run for It: Stories of Slaves Who Foug
ht for Their Freedom (Fantagraphics\, 2017)\, received the prestigious E
isner Award for the Best U.S. Edition of International Material in 2018.
D&rsquo\;Salete&rsquo\;s epic Angola Janga &ndash\; uma histó\;ri
a dos Palmares (2018)\, was recently published in the U.S. as Angola Jan
ga &ndash\; Kingdom of Runaway Slaves (2019). Informed by years of his o
wn original research\, Angola Janga brings to light new dimensions of th
e history of Palmares\, a maroon community in seventeenth-century Brazil
that existed for nearly a century and at its peak is said to have had a
s many as 20\,000 residents. This work has already been recognized with
numerous awards in Brazil\, including the Prê\;mio Jabuti. His othe
r publications include the recently re-released Encruzilhada (2016)\, wh
ich focuses on urban life in contemporary Sã\;o Paulo.\n\nFor more
details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/presentation_by_marcelo_dsalet
e_graphic_novelist_black_narratives_in_brazilian_comics/
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Marcelo d&rs
quo;Salete is an internationally recognized artist whose graphic nov
els about slavery and resistance have been translated into multiple lang
uages. An art teacher, he holds an M.A. in Art History from the Universi
dade de São Paulo.
Cumbe (2014), which was translate
d into English as Run for It: Stories of Slaves Who Fought for Their
Freedom (Fantagraphics, 2017), received the prestigious Eisner Award
for the Best U.S. Edition of International Material in 2018. D’Sa
lete’s epic Angola Janga – uma história dos Palmar
es (2018), was recently published in the U.S. as Angola Janga &nd
ash; Kingdom of Runaway Slaves (2019). Informed by years of his own
original research, Angola Janga brings to light new dimensions of
the history of Palmares, a maroon community in seventeenth-century Braz
il that existed for nearly a century and at its peak is said to have had
as many as 20,000 residents. This work has already been recognized with
numerous awards in Brazil, including the Prêmio Jabuti. His other
publications include the recently re-released Encruzilhada (2016
), which focuses on urban life in contemporary São Paulo.
F
or more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/presentation_by_marcelo_dsalete_graphi
c_novelist_black_narratives_in_brazilian_comics/
LOCATION:160 Willard Building
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