Comics craftivism: embroidery in contemporary Swedish feminist comics
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چکیده
The aim of this article is to analyse contemporary feminist comics by the Swedish artists Åsa Grennvall/Schagerström, Lotta Sjöberg and Sara Granér in relation ongoing movement called craftivism, as defined Betsy Greer her fellow crafters. argues that embroidered can be regarded since, although similar drawings, they are all sewn needle thread, often thematise topics connected craftivism’s ideas concerning ‘raising consciousness, creating a better world stitch stitch’. use create ‘wider conversations about uncomfortable issues’, e.g. issues, such being trapped violent relationship Schagerström’s cover image for Svinet [The Swine], or unequal sharing household work Sjöberg’s sequential story Det kan alltid bli värre. [It always get worse]. feminist, craftivist engaged politics handmade – narrating through textiles. content concerns political, environmental gender issues. Comics craftivism contributes renewal medium, while experimenting artistically with materials techniques, practitioners new well perspectives on lingering problems, irony humour.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of graphic novels & comics
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2150-4865', '2150-4857']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/21504857.2020.1870152