"It is actually good that you draw this story": Histories and Stories from Colombia in Camilo Aguirre's What Remains

Abstract

This article analyzes What Remains: Personal and Political Histories of Colombia by Camilo Aguirre through the lens of documentary comics as characterized by Nina Mickwitz and Hillary Chute. It explores Aguirre's extensive efforts to preserve the memory of union organizations, which began with works like Ciervos de bronce. The study examines how this perspective enables a reinterpretation of Colombian history, highlighting the personal, familial, and physical repercussions that leadership roles in unions might have entailed in the past, as well as the implications of advocating for rights in the present day.