Fruit of knowledge : the vulva vs. the patriarchy
Strömquist, Liv
Fruit of knowledge : the vulva vs. the patriarchy Vulva vs. the patriarchy Vulva versus the patriarchy / Liv Strömquist ; translator, Melissa Bowers. - 139 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Original Swedish edition published by Ordfront/Galago in 2014.
From Adam and Eve to pussy hats, people have punished, praised, pathologised and politicised vulvas, vaginas, clitorises, and menstruation. In the international bestseller Fruit of Knowledge, celebrated Swedish cartoonist Liv Strömquist 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 Alison Bechdel and Jacky Fleming, she uses the comics medium to reveal uncomfortable truths about how far we haven't come.
Translated from the Swedish.
9780349010731
2017957137
Generative organs, Female--Comic books, strips, etc.
Feminism--Comic books, strips, etc.
Human anatomy--Women--Comic books, strips, etc.
Sex--History--Comic books, strips, etc.
Orgasm--Comic books, strips, etc.
Menstruation--Comic books, strips, etc.
Graphic novels--Sweden.
Graphic novel
PN6970.S883 / S7513 2018
Fruit of knowledge : the vulva vs. the patriarchy Vulva vs. the patriarchy Vulva versus the patriarchy / Liv Strömquist ; translator, Melissa Bowers. - 139 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Original Swedish edition published by Ordfront/Galago in 2014.
From Adam and Eve to pussy hats, people have punished, praised, pathologised and politicised vulvas, vaginas, clitorises, and menstruation. In the international bestseller Fruit of Knowledge, celebrated Swedish cartoonist Liv Strömquist 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 Alison Bechdel and Jacky Fleming, she uses the comics medium to reveal uncomfortable truths about how far we haven't come.
Translated from the Swedish.
9780349010731
2017957137
Generative organs, Female--Comic books, strips, etc.
Feminism--Comic books, strips, etc.
Human anatomy--Women--Comic books, strips, etc.
Sex--History--Comic books, strips, etc.
Orgasm--Comic books, strips, etc.
Menstruation--Comic books, strips, etc.
Graphic novels--Sweden.
Graphic novel
PN6970.S883 / S7513 2018
