Seeing Gender: An Illustrated Guide to Identity and Expression

by Iris Gottlieb, Meredith Talusan (Foreword by)

Overview

Seeing Gender is an of-the-moment investigation into how we express and understand the complexities of gender today. Deeply researched and fully illustrated, this book demystifies an intensely personal—yet universal—facet of humanity. Illustrating a different concept on each spread, queer author and artist Iris Gottlieb touches on history, science, sociology, and her own experience. This book is an essential tool for understanding and contributing to a necessary cultural conversation, bringing clarity and reassurance to the sometimes confusing process of navigating ones' identity. Whether LGBTQ+, cisgender, or nonbinary, Seeing Gender is a must-read for intelligent, curious, want-to-be woke people who care about how we see and talk about gender and sexuality in the 21st century.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781452176611
Publisher:	Chronicle Books LLC
Publication date:	10/22/2019
Edition description:	Illustrate
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

About the Author

Iris Gottlieb is a freelance illustrator and the author of Seeing Science. She lives in Durham, North Carolina.

Editorial Reviews

★ 11/01/2019

Gr 7 Up—Gender, especially when explored through an intersectional lens, can be a fraught and overwhelming topic. Gottlieb takes on the complexities of gender in the modern world through easy-to-digest writing, humor, and powerful illustrations. It's like a series of informative Twitter threads compressed into a book. Despite the brevity, terminology and concepts are explained fully. Each bright spread can stand alone, making this the perfect book to flip through at leisure, while those wanting a deep dive will devour the text cover to cover. Included are short biographies of historical figures and pop culture icons who influenced our understanding of gender. The volume concludes with a poignant section on the author's transition. Gottlieb also covers the connections among sexual assault, race, nationality, poverty, and mental health. Back matter includes help lines, advocacy resources, and recommendations for poetry, essays, and novels to further explore the ideas presented here. Though this text takes on some heavy material, overall, it's hopeful and understanding. If a book can be friendly, this is the one. It's engaging and acknowledges that people are fallible, which will comfort teens who have made mistakes while trying to support friends. VERDICT Give this to anyone who exists in a gendered society. (Which means, as the book points out, everyone.) Highly recommended for school and public libraries.—Heather Waddell, Abbot Public Library, Marblehead, MA

School Library Journal

[Seeing Gender is] an informative hodgepodge that explores gender identity and related subjects.”-Kirkus Reviews

“Gottlieb has adapted her primer on gender, identity, and sexuality for teens. . . . Readers will be immediately drawn to Gottlieb’s colorful, detailed, and stylized artwork and will stay for the succinct text . . . A beautiful and enlightening guide for readers new to the topics.”-Booklist, starred review

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