QUEER A GRAPHIC HISTORY

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 Ôqueer theoryÕ.~|~~|~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 whatÕs ÔnormalÕ, such as Alfred KinseyÕs view of sexuality as a spectrum between heterosexuality and homosexuality, Judith ButlerÕs view of gendered behavior as a performance, the play Wicked, which reinterprets characters from The Wond