The history of Colombia has had a great number of events that marked its population in political, social and economic aspects. Great revolutions, the appearance of political leaders, wars, among other things, distinguished what has been a series of conflicts that have characterized and continue to characterize a country. This research work breaks down some of the most relevant moments of the Colombian territory through 4 graphic novels that are relevant to portray the other side of the armed conflict, leaving behind other narrative techniques that are usually used to show the aftermath of the war. Apart from the analysis of four comics and graphic novels from Colombia: Los Once, Caminos Condenados, Tanta Sangre Vista and Bogotá Zombie, the dead rise on April 9. The four selected works address issues that affect the civilian population in Colombia, serve to highlight the way in which fiction and reality go hand in hand, de-dramatizing the story, making the stories acquire an emotional character. They are identified as works that exalt the judgment and interdisciplinary analysis with respect to what is the history of a nation and the reality of what the Colombian population has lived in a long period of time.
publication date
March 25, 2021 8:01 PM
Research
keywords
Comics and graphic novels that portray the history of Colombia
Contributions of the graphic novel to historical memory in Colombia
Graphic narratives and armed conflict in Colombia
Graphic novel Bogotá Zombie: the dead rise on April 9
Graphic novel Condemned Roads
Graphic novel Los Once
Graphic novel Tanta Sangre Vista
New digital media for the dissemination of history
