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Politically Animated studies the convergence of animation and actuality within films, television series, and digital shorts from across the Spanish-speaking world. It interrogates the many ways in which animation as a stylistic tool and storytelling device participates in political projects underpinning an array of non-fiction works. The case studies in the book cover a diverse geographical scope, including Spain, Argentina, Colombia, and Mexico. They critically analyse different works such as feature-length animated documentary films, a work of animated journalism, a short animated essay, and micro-short episodes from a televised animated documentary series. Jennifer Nagtegaal employs the t...
Envejecer en Colombia es el resultado de un proyecto adelantado en los últimos dos años en el Centro de Investigaciones sobre Dinámica Social (CIDS) de la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Humanas de la Universidad Externado de Colombia. La obra ofrece una mirada total y plural a la circunstancia actual de la vejez en el país. Hecho novedoso, puesto que la mayoría de los estudios sobre la vejez se enfocan en la aproximación a un único problema y a partir de unas teorías y métodos específicos. Los ensayos que hacen parte de esta obra tratan aspectos tan diversos como los demográficos, médicos, psicológicos, políticos, laborales, existenciales y estéticos. El libro no se centra en...
[In this book, the author's] analysis of the effects and causes of capitalist underdevelopment in Latin America present [an] account of ... Latin American history. [The author] shows how foreign companies reaped huge profits through their operations in Latin America. He explains the politics of the Latin American bourgeoisies and their subservience to foreign powers, and how they interacted to create increasingly unequal capitalist societies in Latin America.-Back cover.