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| birth_date = 1976 October 22
| birth_date = 1976 October 22
| birth_place = Manchester, UK
| birth_place = Manchester, UK
| education = Kings College
| education = [[King's College London|Kings College]]
| occupation = Lecturer at the London College of Fashion
| occupation = Lecturer at the London College of Fashion
| notable_works = Boy Crazy Boy, Concerned Muthers, Art Fag
| notable_works = Boy Crazy Boy, Concerned Muthers, Art Fag
| website = https://www.sinasparrow.co.uk/
| website = https://www.sinasparrow.co.uk/
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'''Sina Shamsavari''' (born October 22, 1976) is a comic artist and author in the [[queer punk]] [[zine]] movement. Born in [[Manchester]], Shamsavari grew up in an environment hostile towards queer identity. He has published queer zines and comics such as ''Art Fag'', ''Boy Crazy Boy'', ''Concerned Muthers'', ''Dirty Mind'', and ''Pretty Boys Ignore You''. His work has been included in anthologies including ''No Straight Lines'', ''Publish You'' and ''QU33R''.<ref name="TRANSITIONS">{{cite web |title=TRANSITIONS 5 – New Directions in Comics Studies 2014 Birkbeck, University of London |url=https://comicsforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/t5-programme-final.pdf |website=comicsforum.org |access-date=17 June 2024}}</ref><ref name=":3"/><ref name="Whaley">{{cite web |last1=Whaley |first1=Geoff |title=Book 549: No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics – Justin Hall (Ed.) |url=https://geoffwhaley.com/2018/05/30/no-straight-lines/ |website=geoffwhaley.com |date=30 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sina, Shamsavari (2014) If you want me to I will be the one that is always good. [Art/Design Item] |url=https://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/id/eprint/9572/ |website=UAL Research Online |date=2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sina Shamsavari |url=https://www.intellectbooks.com/sina-shamsavari |website=Intellect Books}}</ref>
'''Sina Shamsavari''' (born October 22, 1976) is a figure in the [[queer punk]] zine movement, publishing stories such as Boy Crazy Boy and Concerned Muthers. Born in [[Manchester]], Shamsavari grew up in an area where being queer was not accepted. He started publishing queer zines and comics as an outlet, and has showed up in numerous anthologies. Currently working as a lecturer at the [[London College of Fashion]], Shamsavari continues to study queer zines and comics and teach about their importance.

Sina Shamsavari earned a Doctorate in Philosophy from [[King's College, London]], with the thesis ''Gay Comics and Queer Male Alternative Comics in America: History, Conventions, and Challenges''.<ref name="PHD">{{cite web |title=Sina Shamsavari |url=https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/sina-shamsavari |website=King's College London |access-date=17 June 2024 |language=en}}</ref> He currently works as a Lecturer in Cultural and Historical Studies at the [[London College of Fashion]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Cultural and Historical Studies |url=https://www.arts.ac.uk/colleges/london-college-of-fashion/courses/cultural-and-historical-studies |website=London College of Fashion |access-date=17 June 2024 |language=en |date=15 March 2021}}</ref> Shamsavari studies and writes about the history and importance of queer zines and comics.<ref>{{cite web |title=International Journal of Comic Art (IJOCA) - Since 1999 |url=http://www.ijoca.net/new/sub3_past.html |website=www.ijoca.net |access-date=17 June 2024}}</ref><ref name="Hall">{{cite web |last1=Hall |first1=Justin |title=No Straight Lines: A Collection of Queer Comics (2 of 3) |url=https://therumpus.net/2012/07/17/no-straight-linesa-collection-of-queer-comics-2-of-3/ |website=The Rumpus |date=17 July 2012}}</ref> He examines the works of authors such as [[Robert Kirby (cartoonist)|Robert Kirby]] and [[Jon Macy]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Items where Author is "Shamsavari:Sina::" - UAL Research Online |url=https://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/view/creators/Shamsavari=3ASina=3A=3A.html |website=ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk |access-date=17 June 2024}}</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Shamsavari was born in 1976 in Manchester, UK, to Iranian parents. Growing up during a time where homophobia was prevalent, Shamsavari was influenced by [[Trina Robbins]], [[Robert Kirby (cartoonist)]], [[Jon Macy]], and [[Larry-Bob Roberts]] to start publishing queer zines starting when he was 16 years old.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=WordPress.com |url=https://wordpress.com/view/eng4844fall2022.wordpress.com |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=WordPress.com |language=en}} {{full citation needed|date=November 2022}}</ref> He joined the queer comics zine because he wanted an outlet where he could be himself, and his voice could be heard.<ref name=":0" />
Shamsavari was born in 1976 in Manchester, UK, to Iranian parents. Growing up during a time where homophobia was prevalent, at 16 years old, Shamsavari was influenced by [[Trina Robbins]], [[Robert Kirby (cartoonist)|Robert Kirby]], [[Jon Macy]], and Larry-Bob Roberts to start publishing queer zines.


== Career ==
== Career ==
Shamsavari started publishing during the queer [[punk movement]], which started in the 1980s and was at its prime in the 1990s. It was classified as not only a movement but a subculture- a subculture of people trying to overthrow hetero-normative thinking and mainstream punk behavior.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Shamsavari |first=Sina |date=November 2017 |title=The History of Gay Male Comics in America from Before Stonewall to the 21st Century |url=http://ijoca.blogspot.com/ |journal=International Journal of Comic Art |language=en |volume=19 |issue=2}}</ref> Contributions to this subculture not only included zines and comics, but also music, books, and more. In an interview with Beige Magazine, Shamsavari stated that "it's important for people form different backgrounds to take an active role in creating their own culture, and not simply taking in what mainstream media promotes".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Beige Magazine Vol 2 Issue 4 by What 4 Media Ltd - Issuu |url=https://issuu.com/beige_magazine/docs/beige0204 |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=issuu.com |language=en}}</ref> Queer comics are a lot more diverse than mainstream comics would like you to think, and Shamsavari wanted to "put more idiosyncratic and interesting" comics out there.<ref name=":1" /> First starting out with publishing Concerned Muthers,<ref name=":2">{{Citation |last=Shamsavari |first=Sina |title=Concerned Muthers #6 |url=https://archive.qzap.org/index.php/Detail/Object/Show/object_id/565 |access-date=2022-10-25}}</ref> Shamsavari later went on to publish Atomic Love, Boy Crazy Boy,<ref name=":3">{{Citation |last=Shamsavari |first=Sina |title=Boy Crazy Boy #1 |url=https://archive.qzap.org/index.php/Detail/Object/Show/object_id/106 |access-date=2022-10-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sina Shamsavari |url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/shamsavari_sina.htm |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=lambiek.net |language=en}}</ref> and appeared in anthologies such as [[Robert Kirby (cartoonist)|Robert Kirby]]'s Book of Boy Trouble.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Kirby |first1=Robert |url=https://openlibrary.org/books/OL23099040M/The_book_of_boy_trouble |title=The book of boy trouble: gay boy comics with a new attitude |last2=David |first2=Kelly |date=2006 |publisher=Green Candy |isbn=978-1-931160-45-2 |location=[San Francisco, Calif.], [Berkeley, Calif.]|ol=23099040M }}</ref> A lot of Shamsavari's works, especially Boy Crazy Boy, centered around the theme of wanting to elaborate on the experience of growing up queer in a world that doesn't accept who you are. His comics legitimized being queer in the 1990s and normalized having crushes on people of the same sex by showing the everyday circumstances of a normal, queer man.
Shamsavari began publishing during the queer [[punk movement]], which emerged in the 1980s and thrived in the 1990s. This movement aimed to challenge hetero-normative thinking and conventional punk behavior.  <ref>{{Cite journal |last=Shamsavari |first=Sina |date=November 2017 |title=The History of Gay Male Comics in America from Before Stonewall to the 21st Century |url=http://ijoca.blogspot.com/ |journal=International Journal of Comic Art |language=en |volume=19 |issue=2}}</ref> Contributions to this subculture not only included zines and comics, but also music, books, and other forms of media. In an interview with Beige Magazine, Shamsavari emphasized diversity, stating: "it's important for people from different backgrounds to take an active role in creating their own culture, and not simply taking in what mainstream media promotes".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Beige Magazine Vol 2 Issue 4 by What 4 Media Ltd - Issuu |url=https://issuu.com/beige_magazine/docs/beige0204 |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=issuu.com |date=December 2009 |language=en}}</ref> His end goal was to "put more idiosyncratic and interesting" comics on the market.<ref name=":1" />
Beginning with ''Concerned Muthers'', Shamsavari later published ''Atomic Love, Boy Crazy Boy,''<ref name=":3">{{Citation |last=Shamsavari |first=Sina |title=Boy Crazy Boy #1 |url=https://archive.qzap.org/index.php/Detail/Object/Show/object_id/106 |access-date=2022-10-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sina Shamsavari |url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/shamsavari_sina.htm |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=lambiek.net |language=en}}</ref> and appeared in anthologies such as [[Robert Kirby (cartoonist)|Robert Kirby]]'s ''Book of Boy Trouble''.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Kirby |first1=Robert |url=https://openlibrary.org/books/OL23099040M/The_book_of_boy_trouble |title=The book of boy trouble: gay boy comics with a new attitude |last2=David |first2=Kelly |date=2006 |publisher=Green Candy |isbn=978-1-931160-45-2 |location=[San Francisco, Calif.], [Berkeley, Calif.]|ol=23099040M }}</ref> A lot of Shamsavari's works, especially ''Boy Crazy Boy'', center around the necessity to elaborate on the experience of growing up queer in a hostile world. His comics strove to legitimize and normalize being queer in the 1990s.


In addition to his comics, Shamsavari has also done illustration work for companies such as Healthy Gay Living Centre, and Glam and the Terrence Higgins Trust.<ref name=":1" />
In addition to his comics, Shamsavari has also worked in illustration for companies such as Healthy Gay Living Centre, Glam, and the Terrence Higgins Trust.<ref name=":1" />


== Notable works ==
== Notable works ==


=== Concerned Muthers ===
=== ''Concerned Muthers'' ===
An anthology comic marketed towards "queer teens and straight mates."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sina - ZineWiki - the history and culture of zines, independent media and the small press. |url=https://zinewiki.com/wiki/Sina |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=zinewiki.com}}</ref> Ran for 7 issues, and had supernatural stories with demons and fairies.<ref name=":2" /> Laurence Roberts, the author of [[Holy Titclamps]] published 'Concerned Muthers' in one of his queer zine explosions.<ref name=":0" />
An anthology comic marketed towards "queer teens and straight mates."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sina - ZineWiki - the history and culture of zines, independent media and the small press. |url=https://zinewiki.com/wiki/Sina |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=zinewiki.com}}</ref> Ran for 7 issues and had supernatural stories with demons and fairies.<ref name=":2">{{Citation |last=Shamsavari |first=Sina |title=Concerned Muthers #6 |url=https://archive.qzap.org/index.php/Detail/Object/Show/object_id/565 |access-date=2022-10-25}}</ref> Laurence Roberts, the author of Holy Titclamps published 'Concerned Muthers' in one of his queer zine explosions.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=WordPress.com |url=https://wordpress.com/view/eng4844fall2022.wordpress.com |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=WordPress.com |language=en}} {{full citation needed|date=November 2022}}</ref>


=== Boy Crazy Boy ===
=== ''Boy Crazy Boy'' ===
Autobiographical comic regarded as his most popular work. It took a very humorous tone while addressing the real thoughts, troubles, and instances of a queer man in the 1990s.<ref name=":3" />
An autobiographical comic regarded as his most popular work. It took a humorous tone while addressing the real thoughts, troubles, and instances of a queer man in the 1990s.<ref name=":3" />


=== Art Fag (UK) ===
=== ''Art Fag'' (UK) ===
A self-published series where Shamsavari recounts moments from his daily life with a heavy sense of humor. It blends moments of romantic life with family life in an unforced way that contains no fake or forced modesty.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Art Fag #1 « The Gay Comics List |url=http://gaycomicslist.free.fr/blog/index.php/2013/01/art-fag-1.html |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=gaycomicslist.free.fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shamsavari |first=Sina |date=2014 |title=ART FAG no. 1 |url=https://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/id/eprint/5158/ |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk |language=en}}</ref>
A self-published series in which Shamsavari humorously recounts moments from his daily life. It blends moments of romantic life with family life.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Art Fag #1 « The Gay Comics List |url=http://gaycomicslist.free.fr/blog/index.php/2013/01/art-fag-1.html |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=gaycomicslist.free.fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shamsavari |first=Sina |date=2014 |title=ART FAG no. 1 |url=https://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/id/eprint/5158/ |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk |language=en}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 06:12, 25 September 2024

Sina Shamsavari
Born1976 October 22
Manchester, UK
Other namesSina Sparrow, Sina Evil
EducationKings College
OccupationLecturer at the London College of Fashion
Notable workBoy Crazy Boy, Concerned Muthers, Art Fag
Websitehttps://www.sinasparrow.co.uk/

Sina Shamsavari (born October 22, 1976) is a comic artist and author in the queer punk zine movement. Born in Manchester, Shamsavari grew up in an environment hostile towards queer identity. He has published queer zines and comics such as Art Fag, Boy Crazy Boy, Concerned Muthers, Dirty Mind, and Pretty Boys Ignore You. His work has been included in anthologies including No Straight Lines, Publish You and QU33R.[1][2][3][4][5]

Sina Shamsavari earned a Doctorate in Philosophy from King's College, London, with the thesis Gay Comics and Queer Male Alternative Comics in America: History, Conventions, and Challenges.[6] He currently works as a Lecturer in Cultural and Historical Studies at the London College of Fashion.[7] Shamsavari studies and writes about the history and importance of queer zines and comics.[8][9] He examines the works of authors such as Robert Kirby and Jon Macy.[10]

Early life

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Shamsavari was born in 1976 in Manchester, UK, to Iranian parents. Growing up during a time where homophobia was prevalent, at 16 years old, Shamsavari was influenced by Trina Robbins, Robert Kirby, Jon Macy, and Larry-Bob Roberts to start publishing queer zines.

Career

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Shamsavari began publishing during the queer punk movement, which emerged in the 1980s and thrived in the 1990s. This movement aimed to challenge hetero-normative thinking and conventional punk behavior.  [11] Contributions to this subculture not only included zines and comics, but also music, books, and other forms of media. In an interview with Beige Magazine, Shamsavari emphasized diversity, stating: "it's important for people from different backgrounds to take an active role in creating their own culture, and not simply taking in what mainstream media promotes".[12] His end goal was to "put more idiosyncratic and interesting" comics on the market.[12]

Beginning with Concerned Muthers, Shamsavari later published Atomic Love, Boy Crazy Boy,[2][13] and appeared in anthologies such as Robert Kirby's Book of Boy Trouble.[14] A lot of Shamsavari's works, especially Boy Crazy Boy, center around the necessity to elaborate on the experience of growing up queer in a hostile world. His comics strove to legitimize and normalize being queer in the 1990s.

In addition to his comics, Shamsavari has also worked in illustration for companies such as Healthy Gay Living Centre, Glam, and the Terrence Higgins Trust.[12]

Notable works

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Concerned Muthers

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An anthology comic marketed towards "queer teens and straight mates."[15] Ran for 7 issues and had supernatural stories with demons and fairies.[16] Laurence Roberts, the author of Holy Titclamps published 'Concerned Muthers' in one of his queer zine explosions.[17]

Boy Crazy Boy

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An autobiographical comic regarded as his most popular work. It took a humorous tone while addressing the real thoughts, troubles, and instances of a queer man in the 1990s.[2]

Art Fag (UK)

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A self-published series in which Shamsavari humorously recounts moments from his daily life. It blends moments of romantic life with family life.[18][19]

References

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  1. ^ "TRANSITIONS 5 – New Directions in Comics Studies 2014 Birkbeck, University of London" (PDF). comicsforum.org. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Shamsavari, Sina, Boy Crazy Boy #1, retrieved 2022-10-25
  3. ^ Whaley, Geoff (30 May 2018). "Book 549: No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics – Justin Hall (Ed.)". geoffwhaley.com.
  4. ^ "Sina, Shamsavari (2014) If you want me to I will be the one that is always good. [Art/Design Item]". UAL Research Online. 2014.
  5. ^ "Sina Shamsavari". Intellect Books.
  6. ^ "Sina Shamsavari". King's College London. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Cultural and Historical Studies". London College of Fashion. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  8. ^ "International Journal of Comic Art (IJOCA) - Since 1999". www.ijoca.net. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  9. ^ Hall, Justin (17 July 2012). "No Straight Lines: A Collection of Queer Comics (2 of 3)". The Rumpus.
  10. ^ "Items where Author is "Shamsavari:Sina::" - UAL Research Online". ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  11. ^ Shamsavari, Sina (November 2017). "The History of Gay Male Comics in America from Before Stonewall to the 21st Century". International Journal of Comic Art. 19 (2).
  12. ^ a b c "Beige Magazine Vol 2 Issue 4 by What 4 Media Ltd - Issuu". issuu.com. December 2009. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  13. ^ "Sina Shamsavari". lambiek.net. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  14. ^ Kirby, Robert; David, Kelly (2006). The book of boy trouble: gay boy comics with a new attitude. [San Francisco, Calif.], [Berkeley, Calif.]: Green Candy. ISBN 978-1-931160-45-2. OL 23099040M.
  15. ^ "Sina - ZineWiki - the history and culture of zines, independent media and the small press". zinewiki.com. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  16. ^ Shamsavari, Sina, Concerned Muthers #6, retrieved 2022-10-25
  17. ^ "WordPress.com". WordPress.com. Retrieved 2022-11-29. [full citation needed]
  18. ^ "Art Fag #1 « The Gay Comics List". gaycomicslist.free.fr. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  19. ^ Shamsavari, Sina (2014). "ART FAG no. 1". ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
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