{"product_id":"queer-a-graphic-history-9781785780714","title":"Queer: A Graphic History","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Meg-John Barker\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Icon Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Icon Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Nonfiction - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Queer: A Graphic History Could Totally Change the Way You Think About Sex and Gender' \u003ci\u003eVice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eActivist-academic Meg-John Barker and cartoonist Jules Scheele illuminate the histories of queer thought and LGBTQ+ action in this groundbreaking non-fiction graphic novel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePresented in a brilliantly engaging and witty style, this is a unique portrait of the universe of queer thinking.","brand":"Icon Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45085929439383,"sku":"9781785780714","price":595.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781785780714.webp?v=1767638554","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/queer-a-graphic-history-9781785780714","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}