What were some of your favourite comics when you were young?
Have you learned an important life lesson through comics or cartoons? If yes, please give an example.
In your opinion, what is it about comics that draw in readers? What makes comics so popular?
through this type of medium is there a line between a comic being just art and it being taken serious? And does this make conversations differ from how people interpret it?
Do you think Mafalda has made a significant contribution to Argentine national unity and pride?
How do comics like Mafalda increase accessibility to social justice issues?
I wonder if comics are more powerful or resilient against censorship than other forms of art? What is the role of artists in political struggle? Do you think it’s their responsibility to engage in political struggle?
To what extent can we trust popular art to accurately represent the cultures it originates from? Does it have a responsibility to do so? If so, should it even have that responsibility?
For you, what type of story has more potential for promoting change and reflections, fictional or real stories?
Why do you think the Author of Mafalda, Joaquı´n Lavado, stopped writing these comics 1973? Not even 10 years after the original strip was published in 1964.
Taken from our readings. “humor operates ‘‘in a sociopositive way to solidify a group’’ and favors ‘‘social self-reflection.’’ Along with humor, what are some other aspects of social life that you believe can operate in similar ways? Possibly there are some in the previous topics we discussed.
At what point does a portrait of popular culture itself become a part of popular culture?
