If you wish to learn about gender and sexuality through the English alphabet, seek out this illustrator
H for history
It's 2017, and the word feminazi is still doing the rounds; a certain orange man somewhere thinks it's okay to dictate what women should or should not do with their bodies, and our textbooks could use serious feminist upgradation. These are but some of the reasons that Delhi-based illustrator and graphic designer Kruttika Susarla gives for the idea behind her recently-concluded series on Instagram, 36 Days of Feminist Type.
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"The word feminism is misconstrued online, especially while relating to this feminazi trope," says Susarla, 25. "Feminism as a concept is so complex that understanding it is difficult and hence could give rise to misconceptions," she says adding that she chose Instagram as her sharing medium since people connect with images more than text. Another reason was that she didn't agree with the ideas of feminism found online, such as memes used by clickbait media.
D for Dalit Womanist Paradigm
"I thought of doing something to contextualise it, keeping India in mind," she says. In March, she decided to create the feminist alphabet, as part of the online 36daysoftype — an open call inviting visual artists to share their view on the letters and numbers from our alphabet. She began with A for Androgyny and ended with Z for Zeal. She followed it up with the numbers 0 to 9 featuring lesser-known feminist movements and organisations in India, such as the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Aandolan, Anti-Arrack Movement, and the Pink Chaddi campaign.
A for Androgyny
The beauty of her work is that she takes terms like Universalism vs. Particularism, Intersectionality and Gender Performativity and explained them in the simplest way.
Kruttika Susarla
Susarla confesses to being nervous before beginning, because these were topics she wasn't familiar with. The response surprised her. Although she expected criticism and she did have the occasional troll, she has managed to connect with others in the same space.
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