Från A till Ö diskuterar hon olika ämnen, allt från kristdemokratiska barn och nazisttjejer, till nördar och queerposörer i en skruvad skolbok, fylld med politisk satir, pedagogisk plakatpolitik och svaret på frågor som: Hur dog moderaterna ut? Varför är varje hallåa på TV4 förbunden att bli ihop med Niklas Strömstedt? Och vad tillför Robert Gustafsson till evolutionsteorin? Ja till Liv! innehåller flera av Liv Strömquists allra mest älskade serier, som aldrig tidigare varit utgivna i bokform, till exempel Kulturtanter, Tolv tröttsamma typer, Månadens manshora och Tjejkväll i tredje riket. But sadly it just didn’t live up to the standard that I set for Liv Strömquist’s graphic novels after reading her previous works.ĭid you know that I also occasionally write posts about feminism? You can find them here, if you’re interested.Ja till Liv! är en ABC-bok som ser ut som en LSD-karta. Overall “I’m every woman” was still a great and enjoyable read. However, this time the comic lacked the analytical part for me. The reason that I am such a big fan of Strömquist’s work is that she manages to perfectly mix feminist criticism, popular culture and scientific analyses to discuss her topic. Of course her aim was to criticize this treatment but it still felt like a unnecessary repetition of racist language to me.ĭespite these flaws reading the graphic novel was an entertaining and fun experience. In her description of the racist harassment Yoko Ono had to face she also repeats a racist slur towards people of Asian descent. She uses terms like “developing country” or “third world” that are reinforcing a eurocentric and hierarchical perspective instead of the more neutral term “global south”. Moreover, sometimes her vocabulary also felt a bit problematic to me. As my bookclub and I discussed: We also felt sometimes as if the historical accuracy was bit off and that Strömquist failed to include details that didn’t fit her narrative of the lives she describes. While that was all very interesting the comic appeared like a enumeration of anecdotes and lacked continuity for me.
Among the men whose relationships she discusses and whose behaviour she criticizes are well-known artists, politicians or scientists such as Albert Einstein, Phil Spector, Elvis Presley, Stalin or John Lennon. In “I’m every woman” Strömquist talks about (heterosexual) relationships, about bad partners, unknown wives and societal hierarchies. I really liked this comic as well but it didn’t live up to my expectations. It was interesting, educational, humorous and feminist. So I had high expectations for “I’m every woman”, the third graphic novel by her that I read. They are interesting, educational, humorous and very feminist. As you know I’m a huge fan of Liv Strömquist’s graphic novels.
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