Compañeras: creativas y rebeldes

Abstract

La investigación, de carácter teórico e historiográfica, se centra en la cartelería propagandística de la Guerra Civil española, en el bando republicano, con perspectiva feminista. Basándonos en los carteles propagandísticos más característicos y reseñables se contextualiza la situación social que vivieron las mujeres de la República durante la guerra civil. Un análisis de cómo el diseño es un instrumento de comunicación y de transformación social. Los objetivos principales de este proyecto son visibilizar y crear referentes femeninos dentro del mundo del diseño. Dando a conocer a las diseñado-ras gráficas, ilustradoras, artistas y organizaciones de mujeres, que contribuyeron a la labor de proteger la democracia con su profesionalidad y activismo.

In this report we’re faced with the work process that I have carried out during my capstone project. This research is reflected in a digital publication which leads to a preliminary curatorship for a collective exhibition. This research of theoretical and historiographical nature, focuses on Republican side propaganda posters during the Spanish Civil War, with a feminist perspective. A review of the most characteristic and noteworthy propaganda posters helps us to contextualize the social situation of women in the Republic during the civil war. An analysis of how design can be used as an instrument for communication and social transformation. The main objectives of this project are to raise awareness and create female referents in the design field. Showcasing graphic designers, illustrators, artists and women’s organizations, who contributed to the protection of democracy with their professionalism and activism.