Interview with Lina Flórez and Pablo Pérez "Altais" of Altais Cómics

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Published: Jul 10, 2024
Keywords:
Orlando Fals Borda, Ulianov Chalarka, participatory action research, Caribbean coast, non-fiction comics

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Joanne Rappaport
Georgetown University

Abstract

An interview with Lina Flórez and Pablo Pérez, respectively, the scriptwriter and illustrator of Historieta doble, a graphic history that traces the roots of participatory action research to the Caribbean coast of Colombia and to the work of sociologist Orlando Fals Borda. This graphic history shows how Fals Borda combined research and theory with political participation and activism, using the comics of Ulianov Chalarka to capture rural historical memory and allow peasants to see themselves as historical actors. Parallel to this story, it recounts Joanne Rappaport’s research process that uncovered this history. 

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Vol. 63 (2024): Traces of the Colombian Comic: One Hundred Years of Identity
Section
Interviews
Author Biography

Joanne Rappaport, Georgetown University

She is an emeritus professor at Georgetown University. Over the past few decades, she has worked collaboratively on research with teams from various indigenous organizations in southwestern Colombia. In order to gain a deeper understanding of the dynamics of collaborative research, she undertook a study in the personal archive of Orlando Fals Borda in Montería, on the Caribbean coast of Colombia. This study resulted in the monograph El cobarde no hace historia: Orlando Fals Borda y los inicios de la investigación-acción participativa. For the past four years, she has been dedicated to creating a graphic history about Fals, in collaboration with Lina Flórez and Pablo Pérez of Altais Comics.