Gender: A Graphic Guide

Meg-John Barker

ISBN 10: 1785784528 / ISBN 13: 9781785784521

Published by Icon Books, 2019

About this Item

Meg-John Barker, Icon Books. Join the creators of Queer: A Graphic History ('Could totally change the way you think about sex and gender' - VICE ) on an illustrated journey of gender exploration. 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.

Seller Inventory # 9781785784521-SECONDHAND

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Gender: A Graphic Guide
• Publisher: Icon Books
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1785784528
• ISBN 13: 9781785784521
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Scheele, Jules
• Weight: 531 grams
• Book Type: Paperback

About this title

Synopsis

'An outstanding work' - CN Lester, author of Trans Like Me









Join the creators of Queer: A Graphic History ('Could totally change the way you think about sex and gender' VICE) on an illustrated journey of gender exploration. 







Is masculinity 'toxic'? Why are public toilets such a political issue? How has feminism changed the available gender roles - and for whom? Why might we all benefit from challenging binary thinking about sex/gender?







In this unique illustrated guide, Meg-John Barker and Jules Scheele travel through our shifting understandings of gender across time and space - from ideas about masculinity and femininity, to non-binary and trans genders, to intersecting experiences of gender, race, sexuality, class, disability and more. 







Tackling current debates and tensions, which can divide communities and even cost lives, Barker and Scheele look to the past and the future to explore how we might all approach gender in more caring and celebratory ways.

About the Author

Meg-John Barker is the author of a number of popular books on sex, gender and relationships, drawing on their years of academic research and therapeutic practice in these areas.  





Jules Scheele is an illustrator, graphic facilitator and comic book artist. Scheele runs One Beat Zines, a feminist zine collective and distributor.