Cuerpo, esclavitud y agencia en Fulú de Carlos Trillo y Eduardo Risso

Authors

  • Rocío Del Águila Wichita State University
  • José Enrique Navarro Wichita State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18192/rceh.v43i1.4522

Abstract

This essay analyzes Fulú (1988-1991), a comic by the Argentinean writer Carlos
Trillo and the graphic artist Eduardo Risso. Given her supernatural powers
and a clear idea of what freedom means, the Black slave Fulú is able to escape
Brazil and return to her tribe in Africa. The daughter of a mortal woman and
a demigod, she has several powers, including an irresistible sexual appeal and
the ability to paralyze whoever intends to sexually abuse her. Two main topics
are analyzed: how the subject is constituted in the colonial structure and the
agency of the main character.

Published

2019-11-05