175 pages
English language
Published Oct. 28, 2016
Though not a graphic novel, this high illustrated nonfiction book explores how we came to view sex, gender and sexuality in the ways that we do. Barker and Scheele show 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. Each page focuses on a specific aspect of the subject.
I was surprised at how good this book is. To me it sounds like a feet of sithesizing and making accessible a great variety of subjects. The few qualifications / questions I had were tackled in the section on some of the criticisms made to queer theory. This book would probably be great for a reading group or collective reading.
Content warning Bad joke ahead
For a book about queer theory, there sure weren't many good transitions
There are too many things in this book to comprehend, but these things are explained short and not very comprehensive. I suggest while reading this book utilizes from internet and make a book list. This book is good for creating a reading list for more comprehensive understanding of ideas and concepts in queer theory.
