{"product_id":"9781785780714","title":"Queer: A Graphic History","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Barker, Meg-John \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 08\/09\/2016,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 176 pages, 176Illustrations, black \u0026amp; white,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781785780714,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Queer: A Graphic History Could Totally Change the Way You Think About Sex and Gender' ViceActivist-academic Meg-John Barker and cartoonist Jules Scheele illuminate the histories of queer thought and LGBTQ+ action in this groundbreaking non-fiction graphic novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom identity politics and gender roles to privilege and exclusion, Queer explores how we came to view sex, gender and sexuality in the ways that we do; how these ideas get tangled up with our culture and our understanding of biology, psychology and sexology; and how these views have been disputed and challenged.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the way we look at key landmarks which shift our perspective of what's 'normal' - Alfred Kinsey's view of sexuality as a spectrum, Judith Butler's view of gendered behaviour as a performance, the play Wicked, or moments in Casino Royale when we're invited to view James Bond with the kind of desiring gaze usually directed at female bodies in mainstream media.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresented in a brilliantly engaging and witty style, this is a unique portrait of the universe of queer thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42740119896108,"sku":"9781785780714","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/products\/9781785780714.jpg?v=1709113020","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.pro\/products\/9781785780714","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}