Gender: A Graphic Guide
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Gender: A Graphic Guide

Gender: A Graphic Guide

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Biographical Note:

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.



Description for Sales People:
  • Queer: A Graphic History has been described as 'an essential read' (CN Lester), 'concise, precise and beautifully illustrated' (Kieron Gillen), 'hopeful and welcoming' (Publishers Weekly), 'a handbook to seeing the world from someone else's point of view' (Sydney Morning Herald).
  • The first graphic novel style exploration of gender theory
  • Queer: A Graphic History, by the same author and illustrator, has sold 20,000 copies in the US and 40,000 worldwide; this book takes a similar approach in terms of tone and open-mindedness while also having a clear, progressive aim
  • News and media interest in stories of gender are ongoing, from trans bathroom and military debates in court and coming from the President, to Hollywood stars encouraging a change in our understanding of gender fluidity. Gender politics is becoming more and more of a widely discussed issue.
  • In 2019 MJ will be giving a keynote speech at the International Graphic Medicine Conference (which explores comics and healthcare), an event taking place this year in the UK but with sponsored by Penn State Hershey College of Medicine


    • Publisher Marketing:

    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.





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