Entrevista a Marika Vila

Authors

  • Marika Vila
  • Marina Bettaglio University of Victoria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18192/rceh.v43i1.4530

Abstract

In this interview, graphic artist and philologist Marika Vila analyzes the
presence of women in Spanish comics against the backdrop of the often
misogynistic and homophobic discourse that has characterized this artistic
medium since its origins. Drawing upon her academic research, Marika Vila
underlines the transformations of Spanish graphic narratives from the
Transition period—when the advent of democracy coincided with a boom in
adult comics and cómics de autor—to the present, when it is possible to
appreciate a noticeable rise in women-authored graphic novels. Moreover,
thanks to her far-reaching research, she recuperates the visibility and
resistance of the women who were pioneers of the ninth art. In dialogue with
Marina Bettaglio, she revisits the history of Spanish comics with a gender
perspective in order to highlight the need to recover the work of female
creators and to understand their contributions.

Published

2019-11-05