Get to know the Comics of our latest exhibition ¡Oye! Cuentame un Cuento in a ZOOM panel moderated by Anthropology PhD candidate Andrés Olán Vázquez. Make sure to check out the virtual exhibition, through December 3rd 2021, for a closer look at works by Sharon de La Cruz, Breena Nuñez, Daisy Ruiz, and Stephanie Rodriguez.
MODERATOR
Andrés Olán Vázquez is a PhD student of social and visual anthropology at NYU. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, his work focuses on Latinx cultural producers in the mainstream and independent US comic book industries. His interests include race and visual culture; production and consumption, and media studies.
RECAP
Thanks to all who joined our Comics Talk with Sharon Lee De La Cruz, Breena Nuñez, Daisy Ruiz, and Stephanie Rodriguez moderated by Andrés Olán Vázquez. The talk started with an intro to the value of comics in telling autobiographical stories that transend pop-cultural notions of the super-hero. Andrés posed individualized questions which dove into each panelists motivation to create/current projects, from Breena - discussing the inspiration of Persepolis on considering visual story-telling to the bleak history of U.S. funded comics in an attempt to dismantle foreign governments, Daisy - depicting relatable fashion for Latinx visibility from the Bronx and beyond, Sharon - breaking down the symbolism of Water in her comics as a means of connecting to their ancestors, and Stephanie - spilling the tea on the comics industries stark inequities and need for valuing femme bipoc voices. We hope you enjoy the recording below!