Marika Vila

Marika Vila
Marika Vila (2023)
BornMaría del Carmen Vila Migueloa
July 16, 1949
Barcelona, Spain
Pseudonym(s)Marika
AwardsGrand Prize, Barcelona International Comic Fair (2024)

María del Carmen Vila Migueloa (better known as, Marika Vila; Barcelona, July 16, 1949) is a Spanish illustrator, cartoonist, author, and feminist sociologist.[1][2] Part of her professional career has been focused on analyzing women's presence within the comics narrative, as well as being a prominent women's rights activist.[3] In 2024, she received the Grand Prize of the Barcelona International Comic Fair, which she helped found in the early 1980s.[1][4]

  1. ^ a b Sabaté, Jordi (13 June 2024). "Marika Vila, socióloga y dibujante pionera: 'El cómic va con evidente retraso en igualdad de género'" [Marika Vila, sociologist and pioneering cartoonist: 'Comics are clearly lagging behind in terms of gender equality']. elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  2. ^ Abella, Anna (3 May 2024). "Marika Vila, la mirada del compromiso feminista, Gran Premio del Cómic Barcelona" [Marika Vila, the vision of feminist commitment, Barcelona Comic Grand Prize]. El Periódico (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 August 2024.
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  4. ^ Bombí-Vilaseca, Francesc (6 May 2024). "Marika Vila, un Gran Premio para la reivindicación y la memoria" [Marika Vila, a Grand Prix for vindication and memory]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 August 2024.