GRAPHIC NOVELS

Movements and Moments

Drawn & ­Quarterly. Nov. 2022. 264p. ed. by Eismann, Sonja, Maya Schöningh & Ingo Schöningh, eds. Tr $29.95. ISBN 9781770465619.
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An anthology of eight graphic novel–style short stories selected from an open submission call put out by the Goethe-Institut in Jakarta. The herstories share a common theme of Indigenous women of the world who fight for their rights amid capitalism, and to keep their connections to the land. In “Let the Rivers Flow Free,” villagers in the Philippines fight to protect their sacred river when a dam is being built; Bolivian women organize to create a trade union in unlikely circumstances in “The Anarchist Cholas.” The artwork in each entry is as different and painstakingly beautiful as each woman’s struggle. Curricular tie-ins include colonization, feminism, and capitalism.
VERDICT This anthology is an excellent addition to middle and high school libraries looking to bolster their collection of women warriors.
Reviewed by Amy Zembroski , May 01, 2023

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