{"product_id":"lalo-alcaraz-political-cartooning-in-the-latino-community-paperback","title":"Lalo Alcaraz: Political Cartooning in the Latino Community - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHéctor D. Fernández l'Hoeste\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmid 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 \u003ci\u003eLa Cucaracha\u003c\/i\u003e, the first nationally syndicated, political Latino daily comic strip, author Héctor D. Fernández L'Hoeste shows the many ways Alcaraz's art attests to the community's struggles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Alcaraz has proven controversial with his satirical, sharp commentary on immigration and other Latino issues. What makes Alcaraz's work so potent? Fernández 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fernández 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHéctor D. Fernández L'Hoeste\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of world languages and cultures at Georgia State University in Atlanta. He is author of \u003ci\u003eNarrativas de representacion urbana: un estudio de expresiones culturales de la modernidad latinoamericana\u003c\/i\u003e and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eRockin Las Americas: The Global Politics of Rock in Latin\/o America\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eRedrawing the Nation: National Identity in Latin\/o American Comics\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eCumbia! Scenes of a Migrant Latin American Music Genre\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eSports and Nationalism in Latin\/o America\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 204\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 18, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42117235572871,"sku":"9781496820235","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/a52bcb34f5613b1ae6f6765a3caa8daa.webp?v=1732522643","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/lalo-alcaraz-political-cartooning-in-the-latino-community-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}