Graphic journalism and memory construction

on Joe Sacco and the credibility of the sequential narrative

Authors

  • Natália Huf Universidade Federal da Bahia
  • Mauro César Silveira Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina https://orcid.org/

Abstract

Journalism contributes daily with records of “immediate history”, and acts as an important place of memory (MADUELL, 2015) in our society, being a source of historical research (ROMANCINI, 2005) in its various forms. Since the 1990s, the language of comics has been used by several authors due to its numerous possibilities for journalistic narrative (SOUZA JÚNIOR, 2010). However, in the field of journalism, it faces some resistance, especially because it is an artistic medium, known as “ninth art”. Based on Joe Sacco's graphic journalism, we propose to discuss about comic's subjectivity, objectivity and credibility as a journalistic genre, as well as about its role in the construction of collective memory.

Author Biographies

Natália Huf, Universidade Federal da Bahia

Jornalista e Mestra em Comunicação e Cultura Contemporâneas pela Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA). Integrante do Grupo de Estudos de História do Jornalismo na América Latina (UFSC) e colaboradora do portal Jornalismo & História.

Mauro César Silveira, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Jornalista e Doutor em História Ibero-americana pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), com período sanduíche na Universidade do Porto. Líder do Grupo de Estudos de História do Jornalismo na América Latina (UFSC) e editor do portal Jornalismo & História (Jornalismo & História – Espaço para difusão de trabalhos jornalísticos e históricos (ufsc.br)).

Published

2021-06-11

How to Cite

Huf, N., & Silveira, M. C. (2021). Graphic journalism and memory construction: on Joe Sacco and the credibility of the sequential narrative. Pauta Geral - Journalism Studies, 8(1), 1–13. Retrieved from https://revistas.uepg.br/index.php/pauta/article/view/18013