Artigo Revisado por pares

PoC, LGBTQ, and gender: The intersectionality of America Chavez

2018; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 22; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/10894160.2018.1449501

ISSN

1540-3548

Autores

Laura Martínez‐Jiménez,

Tópico(s)

Gender Studies in Language

Resumo

The Life and Times of America Chavez was a comic book series eventually published in trade form. Written by Gabby Rivera, queer Latinx young adult literature author, this iteration of Marvel Comic's Miss America (America Chavez) possesses an awareness and authenticity of Latinx culture and lesbian identity that was nothing less than revolutionary. Joe Quinones's artwork, rich in color, spirit, and pride, underscored the need for Latinx voices (both visual and verbal) to tell our stories. In this essay, I provide both a scholarly view of AMERICA as a superhero tale and illuminate the experience of reading her as a Latina lesbian.

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