This analysis investigates Ukraine’s visibility in international comics, suggesting cultural marginalization influences representation in global narratives.
Key Points
The research aims to uncover how Ukraine has been systematically absent and distorted in international comics before 2014, affecting its geopolitical representation.
Conducted visual, discursive, and narratological analysis of selected comics
Applied a comparative postcolonial perspective
Examined spatial framing, iconographic codes, and narrative positioning
Demonstrated Ukraine’s conflation with Russian or Soviet space in comics
Highlighted omissions and distortions regarding Ukraine's historical and cultural specificity
Illustrated mechanisms of symbolic appropriation in transnational graphic storytelling
Cite This Study
Svitlana Pidoprygora (2026) studied this question.