Diario De Oaxaca : A Sketchbook Journal of Two Years in Mexico

Painting a vivid, personal portrait of social and political upheaval in Oaxaca, Mexico, this unique memoir employs comics, bilingual essays, photos, and sketches to chronicle the events that unfolded around a teachers' strike and led to a seven-month siege. When award-winning cartoonist Peter Kuper and his wife and daughter moved to the beautiful, 15th-century colonial town of Oaxaca in 2006, they planned to spend a quiet year or two enjoying a different culture and taking a break from the U.S. political climate under the Bush administration. What they hadn't counted on was landing in the epicenter of Mexico's biggest political struggle in recent years. Timely and compelling, this extraordinary firsthand account presents a distinct artistic vision of Oaxacan life, from explorations of the beauty of the environment to graphic portrayals of the fight between strikers and government troops that left more than 20 people dead, including American journalist Brad Will.

Painting a vivid, personal portrait of social and political upheaval in Oaxaca, Mexico, this unique memoir employs comics, bilingual essays, photos, and sketches to chronicle the events that unfolded around a teachers' strike and led to a seven-month siege. When award-winning cartoonist Peter Kuper and his wife and daughter moved to the beautiful, 15th-century colonial town of Oaxaca in 2006, they planned to spend a quiet year or two enjoying a different culture and taking a break from the U.S. political climate under the Bush administration. What they hadn't counted on was landing in the epicenter of Mexico's biggest political struggle in recent years. Timely and compelling, this extraordinary firsthand account presents a distinct artistic vision of Oaxacan life, from explorations of the beauty of the environment to graphic portrayals of the fight between strikers and government troops that left more than 20 people dead, including American journalist Brad Will.

Copyright 6 Dedication & Special Thanks 8 Our Agent in Oaxaca 10 Nuestro agente en Oaxaca 11 Preface 14 Prefacio 15 Start 18 November 10th, 2006 24 10 de noviembre de 2006 25 November 20th, 2006 34 20 de noviembre de 2006 35 December 15th, 2006 46 15 de diciembre de 2006 47 December 28th, 2006; 28 de diciembre de 2006 59 January 9th, 2007 62 9 de enero de 2007 63 March 6th, 2007 74 6 de marzo de 2007 75 November 1, 2007 82 1 de noviembre de 2007 83 January 24th, 2008 98 24 de enero de 2008 99 This bug's life 122 Esta vida de insecto 123 February 14th, 2008 130 14 de febrero de 2008 131 Marth 18th, 2008 139 18 de marzo de 2008 140 May 7th, 2008 164 7 de mayo de 2008 165 June 1st, 2008 184 1 de junio de 2008 185 June 23, 2008 198 23 de junio de 2008 199 9781604860719 "Diario de Oaxaca is artist Peter Kuper's chronicle of two years living in Oaxaca, Mexico, encountering its modern conflicts against the backdrop of the country's ageless beauty and enduring rhythms. From a town held hostage by soldiers to the miracle of the Monarchs' sanctuary, Kuper renders his experiences in vivid detail, capturing both the light and shadows that define life in Mexico."--Jacket Presents the author's impressions of two years spent living in Oaxaca, Mexico in the form of annotated sketches, drawings, comic strips, and diary entries that chronicle, among other things, the violent suppression of a local teacher's strike.. Presents a journal, consisting mostly of sketches, photographs, and text in English and Spanish, that chronicles the author's travels through Oaxaca, Mexico during a time of social and political upheaval