Queer : a graphic history
(Graphic Novel)

"Activist-academic Meg John Barker and cartoonist Julia Scheele illuminate the histories of queer thought and LGBTQ+ action in this groundbreaking non-fiction graphic novel. A kaleidoscope of characters from the diverse worlds of pop-culture, film, activism and academia guide us on a journey through the ideas, people and events that have shaped &#x;queer theory&#x;. From 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. Along the way we look at key landmarks which shift our perspective of what&#x;s &#x;normal&#x;, such as Alfred Kinsey&#x;s view of sexuality as a spectrum between heterosexuality and homosexuality, Judith Butler&#x;s view of gendered behavior as a performance, the play Wicked, which reinterprets characters from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, or moments in Casino Royale when we&#x;re invited to view James Bond with the kind of desiring gaze usually directed at female bodies in mainstream media,"--Amazon.com.