Title:
Fine : a comic about gender
Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Date:
2022
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2022]
©2022
Physical Description:
xii, 319 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781631496806
Abstract:
"As graphic artist Rhea Ewing neared college graduation in 2012, they became consumed by a question: What is gender? This obsession sparked a quest in which they eagerly approached both friends and strangers in their quiet Midwestern town for interviews to turn into comics. A decade later, this project has exploded into a sweeping portrait of the intricacies of gender expression, with interviewees from all over the country. Questions such as How do you identify? produced fiercely honest stories of dealing with adolescence, taking hormones, changing pronouns--and how these experiences can differ, depending on culture, race, and religion. Amidst beautifully rendered scenes emerges Ewing's own story of growing up in rural Kentucky, grappling with their identity as a teenager, and ultimately finding themself through art"-- Back cover.
General Note:
"Content Warnings: Gender dysphoria, transphobia, racism, ableism, and body-image issues are discussed throughout the book. Drug use, sex work, and suicidal ideation are mentioned briefly in some stories. There is one depiction of a suicide attempt on page 185 that may be especially challenging to some readers."--Content Warnings from page viii.
Contents:
Introduction -- How do you know what to call yourself -- Femininity -- Masculinity -- Race -- Expression -- Body feelings -- Hormones -- Healthcare -- Language -- Being (un)seen -- Relationships -- Housing -- Bathrooms -- Queer community -- What we build.
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Language:
English
