In the land of Lacand̤n : a graphic history of adventure and imperialism / Richard Ivan Jobs and Steven Van Wolputte ; with Manuel Bolom Pale ; artwork by Steven Van Wolputte.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jobs, Richard Ivan, author.

Wolputte, Steven van, author, artist.

Bolom Pale, Manuel, 1979- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Colmont, Bernard de--Travel--Mexico--Chiapas--Comic books, strips, etc.

Colmont, Bernard de.

Lacandon Indians--Mexico--Chiapas--Comic books, strips, etc.

Lacandon Indians.

Ethnologists--France--Comic books, strips, etc.

Ethnologists.

Motion picture producers and directors--France--Comic books, strips, etc.

Motion picture producers and directors.

Adventure and adventurers--France--Comic books, strips, etc.

Adventure and adventurers.

Chiapas (Mexico)--Description and travel--Comic books, strips, etc.

Chiapas (Mexico).

Genre:

adventure story comics.

Nonfiction comics.

Action and adventure comics.

Physical Description:

xii, 154 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2025]

Summary:

"A French explorer in search of the "lost" Maya, deep in the Mexican jungle. In the mid-1930s the amateur French ethnographer and filmmaker Bernard de Colmont ventured into the mountainous state of Chiapas to study the Lacand̤n people and broadcast their way of life to a curious European public. Considered a "lost tribe," the Lacand̤n were thought to be the closest living relatives of the ancient Maya. De Colmont became a celebrity explorer whose adventures generated considerable attention. The Lacand̤n themselves, however, were silenced in his tale. Nearly a century later, Richard Ivan Jobs and Steven Van Wolputte have taken up this story in all its complexity, creating a graphic history from de Colmont's narratives and images in the form of a heroic adventure comic. An essay contextualizing and historicizing the tale follows, as does an evocative, reflective poem by Tsotsil writer Manuel Bolom Pale, which offers an Indigenous perspective on the encounter. A captivating experiment in form, In the Land of the Lacand̤n puts an immersive new spin on studying the past. In the Land of the Lacand̤n illuminates de Colmont's expedition against the backdrop of late imperialism on the eve of the Second World War in Europe. It investigates the history of exploration, science, and media, revealing how these narratives represented and constructed Indigenous peoples for the public - and how such representations continue to resonate."-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Jobs, Richard Ivan. In the land of Lacand̤n.

ISBN:

9780228024767

0228024765

OCLC:

1463663796