Vol. 1 No. 1 (2024): Picture Stories
Articles

The Female Body as a Vessel for Social Commentary and Sexuality

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  • Desire Suarez
Image from a Frans Masereel novel: A man stands at the top of a library ladder, excitedly peering into a large book.

Published 2024-04-09

Keywords

  • picture stories,
  • graphic novel,
  • woodcut novel,
  • female body

How to Cite

Suarez, D. (2024). The Female Body as a Vessel for Social Commentary and Sexuality. Wings of Fire: Proceedings, 1(1). Retrieved from https://proceedings.francescacoppa.bergbuilds.domains/index.php/WOFProceedings/article/view/17

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Abstract

The Idea (1920) by Flemish artist Frans Masereel,  Song Without Words (1936) by American artist Lynd Ward,  and Fun Home by American artist Alison Bechdel, build off of one another chronologically but also retain tactics characteristic of  of the graphic narrative, while handling these themes of politics, ideology, and the sexuality of the female body, connecting these themes into an idea of how life is brought into the world.

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