Gender: A Graphic Guide

Gender: A Graphic Guide

Meg-John Barker

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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.

Publication Year: 2019


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    i really enjoyed this deeper look into gender and its nuances and its different identities and its history!! gender has a huge history everyone likes to conveniently forget about. all kinds of gender identities—cisgender, transgender, non-binary, 2Spirit, agender, genderfluid, and beyond—have been around since forever!! these aren't new identities!! they're more widely talked about now, sure, but they've always been around. and people should have the right to identify as whatever gender fits them best without pushback!!!!

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