El rol del observador-personaje en el humor gráfico de Quino

Francisco Ocampo; Alicia Ocampo

doi:10.46401/arec.2025.v17.23494

Authors

Francisco Ocampo University of Minnesota (UMN), United States
Alicia Ocampo University of Minnesota (UMN), United States

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46401/arec.2025.v17.23494

Keywords:

Quino, graphic humor, biolinguistics, observer, inconsistency

Abstract

By analyzing a selection of his drawings, we show that Quino intuitively applies the biocognitive model of the observer-centered approach to the study of language (Maturana 1970, Kravchenko 2006). Quino creates an incongruent situation that generally presents a violation of social norms (Veatch 1988). In this scenario he inserts an observer-character who reacts in a non-humorous way. On the other hand, the reader of the comic -the external observer- does experience humor in the face of the incongruity, in addition to the humor provoked by the perception of the emotional reaction of the observer-character (Howe 2002). This important character serves as a magnifying lens for the humorous effect.

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Author Biographies

Francisco Ocampo, University of Minnesota (UMN), United States

Professor associado no Departamento de Estudos de Português e Espanhol, Universidade de Minnesota (UMN), Estados Unidos.
Alicia Ocampo, University of Minnesota (UMN), United States

Professora permanente na Universidade de Minnesota (UMN), Estados Unidos, com atuação nas áreas de linguística hispânica, epistemologia, filosofia da linguagem e filosofia.

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