In Ladydrawers' latest strip in the "Growing Season" comics exploration of public health, race and food policy, Laura Ķeniņš and Anne Elizabeth Moore explore how the production of certain popular meat products is linked to corporate malfeasance, public health risks and profound, citywide racism - not to mention all the weird additives. For workers and eaters alike, the world of meat processing is packed with dangers.
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Laura Ķeniņš
Laura Ķeniņš has been self-publishing comics and zines since 2003 and others have been publishing her work for nearly as long. She graduated from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax, Nova Scotia, specializing in printmaking and photography. Her work has been exhibited in locations across Europe and Canada.
Anne Elizabeth Moore
Anne Elizabeth Moore is a cultural critic and author of several award-winning, best-selling nonfiction books including Unmarketable (The New Press) and Cambodian Grrrl (Cantankerous Titles). She has held Fulbright scholarships and was a USC Annenberg/Getty Arts Journalism Fellow. Her work has appeared in The Baffler, Al Jazeera, Salon, The Onion, Talking Points Memo, Wilson Quarterly, Tin House, and in international art exhibitions including the Whitney Biennial and solo shows at the MCA Chicago. She has appeared on CNN, NPR, and in The New York Times, among others, and currently lives in Chicago.
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