Políticas públicas de apoyo a la industria cultural de la historieta. Hacia un catálogo de casos

Abstract

This article work presents the first advances, research design and theoretical framework of my master's thesis on public policy supporting the production of graphic novels in Argentina and other countries relevant to the research. We have approached the production of graphic novels today as a branch of the publishing industry from the perspective of the theory of cultural industries, considering them as a kind of special commercial product that is both artistic, cultural and industrialized, which makes potential object of public policies by the State. The aim of this paper is to explore the active role of States in the development and maintenance of the cultural industry of graphic novels in Argentina and other countries, in order to compose a catalog of policy incentives for the graphic novel industry. Additionally, we seek to identify the various policies of material support from public to private sectors, that is, direct or indirect subsidies that helped to develop and/or sustain the local graphic novel industry in selected countries of America and Europe.