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Using manga comics and the veil as examples, it examines how recognition of material objects is tied to shifting techniques and expressions of power. 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The paper examines how the recognition of artefacts is entwined with different expressions and techniques of power and resistance. These artefacts, which are recognisable around the globe, acquire different meanings and become part of (or are excluded from) particular political struggles and communities of belonging, both transnationally and locally. Power and political struggles are both interwoven with material contexts and sometimes revolve around different artefacts. Artefacts become affective parts of resistance and mobilise people into assuming or rejecting communities, identity positions or subjectivities. The shifting discursive materialities of different artefacts make these items transformative and important factors in political struggles.  \nIntroduction  \nThrough political struggles and acts of resistance, cultural notions and practices of gender and sexuality undergo transformations on a global level. These transformations and conflicts can be understood to be both transnational and very local and particular processes. In this paper, by using manga comics and the veil1 as examples, we argue that it is important to pay attention to the role that artefacts play in these political struggles and acts of resistance. The paper revolves around two related,  \n1 In this article we use the concept of the veil as an umbrella term, which is common practice among scholars in the field (Abu-Lughod, 2013; Amer, 2014) .  \nMONA LILJA AND LENA MARTINSSON  \n–TRAVELLING ARTEFACTS:  \nand in some senses overlapping, aims. Firstly, the paper examines how artefacts become entwined with different expressions and techniques of power and resistance in their travels around the globe. Secondly, the article displays how artefacts, acquire different meanings and influence, become part of, or are excluded by particular political struggles, nations and communities of belonging.  \nTo fulfil these aims, we will exemplify our discussion with two travelling artefacts: manga comics and the veil. The veil is recognised around the globe and is, as we will show, a gendered artefact that is centuries old and of contradictory importance for colonial forces, governments and the creation of imagined national communities in both West and East (Rose, 2004; Abu-Lughod, 2013; Amer, 2014; Scott, 2018) . Manga comics build on recognisable discourses and references to different religions, but these comics are quite new. The comics challenge gender and sexuality norms in different ways and in different localities around the globe. This article builds on empirical examples surrounding the two artefacts from reports, books, debates and media, as well as from interviews that were carried out in 2016 with eight female Swedish manga fans in relation to manga comics.  \nThe two artefacts are closely connected to gender and sexuality, as well as to secularism and religion. They are well recognised by people around the globe. At the same time, they can easily become part of, or become rejected within, different contexts, norms and political discourses. What role they will come to play in the future is far from predictable. This double nature of the artefacts – their worldwide recognisability and their many specific and particular expressions – is central to this paper.  \nTheoretical Starting Points: Artefacts and Resistance  \nWe argue that travelling artefacts, such as the veil or manga, serve as transnational as well as national and local nodes for complex processes of recognition, and they are of importance for political struggles and communities of be","cbCaibDtUgS6roLk","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibDtUgS6roLk","pdf",341083,28,"English","# Introduction\n## Theoretical Starting Points: Artefacts and Resistance","[{\"question\":\"What central argument does the paper make about artefacts in resistance studies?\",\"answer\":\"Increased attention to artefacts involved in political struggles can provide new insights into resistance and social change.\"},{\"question\":\"Which two travelling artefacts are used to illustrate these ideas?\",\"answer\":\"The paper uses manga comics and the veil to show how recognition and meanings change as objects travel across contexts.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the paper explain the relationship between recognition and political struggle?\",\"answer\":\"Recognition links material contexts to power and resistance, shaping whether artefacts become part of—or are excluded from—specific communities of belonging and identity positions.\"}]","Travelling Artefacts: The Role of Recognition, Belongingsand Acts of Resistance | PDF",71]