Abstract
In the following, I will first relate how certain graphic works of autofiction have come to be accepted as contributions to the tradition of working-class literature in Sweden. Then I will exemplify how some of these works could be analysed from a socio-semiotic point of view, drawing some inspiration from Bruce Campbell’s studies of the political use of comics in Mexico. Lastly, I will sketch the outlines of a Swedish history of cartooning aimed at a working-class audience, and repose the following question, which I regard to be socio-semiotic in essence: Are simple artistic means and deskilling a visual marker of grassroot authenticity, and is it even a decisive semiotic choice for cartoonists who want to be associated with working-class autofiction, leftist politics and labour history?
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Scandinavian Comics and Comics Research |
Subtitle of host publication | Contexts, Politics and Practises |
Editors | Gunnar Krantz, Magnus Nilsson, Oskar Aspman, Tina-Marie Whitman |
Place of Publication | Berlin |
Publisher | De Gruyter |
Publication status | Accepted/In press - 2025 |
MoE publication type | A3 Part of a book or another research book |
Keywords
- Comics
- Graphic novels
- Autofiction
- Labour history
- Sweden
- Socio-semiotics
- Sociology of the Arts