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We’ll look at how gender has been ‘done’ differently – from patriarchal societies to trans communities – and how it has been viewed differently – from biological arguments for sex difference to cultural arguments about received gender norms. We’ll dive into complex and shifting ideas about masculinity and femininity, look at non-binary, trans and fluid genders, and examine the intersection of experiences of gender with people’s race, sexuality, class, disability and more. Tackling current debates and tensions, which can divide communities and even cost lives, we’ll look to the past and the future to ask how might we approach gender differently, in more socially constructive, caring ways.

[Queer. Una storia per immagini][Meg-John Barker][Jules Scheele]

In questo fumetto non-fiction, l’attivist-accademic Meg John Barker e il fumettista Julia Scheele illuminano le storie del pensiero queer e dell’azione LGBTQ+. Un libro lucido, divertente, dedicato alle e ai più giovani che, nonostante o grazie al suo formato leggero, riesce a fornire chiarezza sui tanti significati, a volte contraddittori e ancora in evoluzione del termine queer. Un…

“This Series is All About Introducing Sexuality, Gender and Related Topics in an Engaging, Accessible and Somewhat Playful Way” – Meg-John Barker and Jules Scheele on Their Icon Books ‘Graphic Guides’

Meg-John Barker and Jules Scheele‘s Graphic Guides from Icon Books have already been met with great critical acclaim for their concise and easily digestible account of the intricacies of the issues involved in talking about gender and queer history. Their third, recently published book in the series is Sexuality: A Graphic Guide which follows their previous collaborations on Gender: A Graphic…

by Andy Oliver

Meg-John Barker and Jules Scheele‘s Graphic Guides from Icon Books have already been met with great critical acclaim for their concise and easily digestible account of the intricacies of the…