"El afrofuturismo se propone como clave de lectura para señalar Contos dos Orixás, de Hugo Canuto como expresión decolonial. La publicación asimila un elemento cultural – el estilo del dibujante de cómics Jack Kirby – para dibujar la mitología de los orixás en una perspectiva brasileña d
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e la cultura Yorùbá. La metodología aplica el “cruzo” de Simas y Rufino para articular Afrofuturismo, Diseño y Estudios Culturales en un análisis que aborda el conocimiento desde lo que Grosfoguel entiende como el lado subalternizado de la diferencia colonial. Se concluye que la iconografía Yorùbá fue actualizada en el cruzo con el diseño futurista de Kirby a partir de elementos afrobrasileños." (Resumo)
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"Images and visual artefacts shape international events and our understanding of them. Photographs, film and television influence how we view and approach phenomena as diverse as war, diplomacy, financial crises and election campaigns. Other visual fields, from art and cartoons to maps, monuments an
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d videogames, frame how politics is perceived and enacted. Drones, satellites and surveillance cameras watch us around the clock and deliver images that are then put to political use. Add to this that new technologies now allow for a rapid distribution of still and moving images around the world. Digital media platforms, such as Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram, play an important role across the political spectrum, from terrorist recruitment drives to social justice campaigns. This book offers the first comprehensive engagement with visual global politics. Written by leading experts in numerous scholarly disciplines and presented in accessible and engaging language, Visual Global Politics is a one-stop source for students, scholars and practitioners interested in understanding the crucial and persistent role of images in today’s world." (Publisher description)
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