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Identity and History in Non-Anglophone Comics
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SYSNO ASEP 0577257 Document Type M - Monograph Chapter R&D Document Type Monograph Chapter Title Punťa the Dog Goes to the Second Italo–Abyssinian War: Czech, Polish, and American Comic Heroes in the Real-World Conflict of 1935–1936 Author(s) Kořínek, Pavel (UCL-M) RID, SAI, ORCID
Kořínková, Lucie (UCL-M) RID, SAI, ORCIDSource Title Identity and History in Non-Anglophone Comics. - Londýn : Routledge India, 2023 / E. H. Earle H. ; Lund M. - ISBN 978-10-3248-087-9 Pages s. 259-280 Number of pages 22 s. Number of pages 299 s. Publication form Print - P Language eng - English Country GB - United Kingdom Keywords Punťa, the magazine ; Punťa, the comic series ; Second Italo-Abyssinian war ; children's literature ; youth culture ; Czechoslovak comics history ; racial stereotypes Subject RIV AJ - Letters, Mass-media, Audiovision OECD category Specific literatures Institutional support UCL-M - RVO:68378068 EID SCOPUS 85180832124 DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003386841-18 Annotation When a popular Czech funny animal character of the 1930s, a friendly anthropomorphized canine hero called Punta, travelled to Abyssinia to help locals against fascist aggression, it was something never-before-seen in Czechoslovak comics. No matter how extraordinary Punta's mission was, this chapter focuses not exclusively on his involvement in the war in Africa but rather look at the broader context of that story. It approaches the Czech political and cultural response to the Second Italo-Abyssinian war in general, and summarizes why a Central European country was so deeply interested in what was happening so far away. On the material of Punta's Abyssinian adventures, the chapter analyzes how the interest in the events of international politics led Punta's creators to a sort of dead-end in developing their hero's story. Elaborating on the Abyssinian topic made comics creators engage black images and, with that, black stereotypes. Workplace Institute of Czech Literature Contact Pavla Hartmanová, hartmanova@ucl.cas.cz ; Veronika Zemanová, zemanova@ucl.cas.cz, asep@ucl.cas.cz, Tel.: 222 828 135 Year of Publishing 2024
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