Sina Shamsavari

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]

  1. ^ "TRANSITIONS 5 – New Directions in Comics Studies 2014 Birkbeck, University of London" (PDF). comicsforum.org. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
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  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.