Fruit of knowledge : the vulva vs. the patriarchy
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Bowers, Melissa, translator.
Published
Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics Books, 2018.
Physical Desc
139 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Status
Sparks Library - Adult Nonfiction
741.51 STROMQ 2018
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Published
Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics Books, 2018.
Format
Book
Language
English

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Original Swedish edition published by Ordfront/Galago in 2014.
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 Strömquist traces how different cultures and traditions have shaped womens 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 havent come.
Language
Translated from the Swedish.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Strömquist, L., & Bowers, M. (2018). Fruit of knowledge: the vulva vs. the patriarchy . Fantagraphics Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Strömquist, Liv, 1978- and Melissa, Bowers. 2018. Fruit of Knowledge: The Vulva Vs. the Patriarchy. Fantagraphics Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Strömquist, Liv, 1978- and Melissa, Bowers. Fruit of Knowledge: The Vulva Vs. the Patriarchy Fantagraphics Books, 2018.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Strömquist, Liv, and Melissa Bowers. Fruit of Knowledge: The Vulva Vs. the Patriarchy Fantagraphics Books, 2018.

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