Fruit of Knowledge: The Vulva vs. the Patriarchy
| AUTHOR | Strmquist, LIV; Bowers, Melissa; Bowers, Melissa et al. |
| PUBLISHER | Fantagraphics Books (09/04/2018) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
From Adam and Eve to pussy hats, people have punished, praised, pathologized, and politicized vulvas, vaginas, clitorises, and menstruation. In this graphic nonfiction book, drawn in chunky, punky pen, Swedish cartoonist Liv Str mquist traces how different cultures and traditions have shaped women's health and beyond. Her biting, informed commentary and ponytailed avatar guides the reader from the darkest chapters of history (a clitoridectomy performed on a five-year-old American child as late as 1948) to the lightest (vulvas used as architectural details as a symbol of protection). Like humorists Julie Doucet (Dirty Plotte), Alison Bechdel (Dykes to Watch Out For), and Kate Beaton (Hark A Vagrant), she uses the comics medium to reveal uncomfortable truths about how far we haven't come.
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ISBN-13:
9781683961109
ISBN-10:
1683961102
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
144
Carton Quantity:
32
Product Dimensions:
6.60 x 0.50 x 9.40 inches
Weight:
0.90 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Price on Product,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Humor | Form - Comic Strips & Cartoons
Humor | Nonfiction - General
Humor | Women's Studies
Grade Level:
11th Grade
and up
Dewey Decimal:
741.594
Library of Congress Control Number:
2017957137
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From Adam and Eve to pussy hats, people have punished, praised, pathologized, and politicized vulvas, vaginas, clitorises, and menstruation. In this graphic nonfiction book, drawn in chunky, punky pen, Swedish cartoonist Liv Str mquist traces how different cultures and traditions have shaped women's health and beyond. Her biting, informed commentary and ponytailed avatar guides the reader from the darkest chapters of history (a clitoridectomy performed on a five-year-old American child as late as 1948) to the lightest (vulvas used as architectural details as a symbol of protection). Like humorists Julie Doucet (Dirty Plotte), Alison Bechdel (Dykes to Watch Out For), and Kate Beaton (Hark A Vagrant), she uses the comics medium to reveal uncomfortable truths about how far we haven't come.
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