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Not here, a queer anthology of loneliness
31 artists, poets, performers and writers consider the experience of loneliness.
A Queer Anthology of Rage
The final anthology in the trilogy looking at contemporary queer lives.
Over There: A Queer Anthology of Joy
What is joy? Is joy possible in the world today? If so, how do queer people imagine or experience it? Over 30 writers, artists and performers consider queer joy.
Doll Parts
From the original iconic trans woman who has reigned over New York nightlife for three decades, comes a gorgeous, poignant, full-color memoir.
What the **** is Normal?!
If you grow up in a world where wrinkles are practically illegal, going bald is cause for a mental breakdown, and women over size zero are encouraged to shoot themselves (immediately), what the hell do you do if you’re, gasp … disabled?
The Naked Civil Servant
In this autobiography, Crisp describes his unhappy childhood and the stresses of adolescence that led him to London. There in bedsits and cafes he found a world of brutality and comedy, of shortlived jobs and precarious relationships.
Kazuo Ohno and Butoh Dance
Traces the origins and development of the Japanese form of dance theatre.
Women, the arts and globalization
The essays in Women, the Arts and Globalization demonstrate that women in the arts are rarely positioned at the centre of the art market, and the movement of women globally (as travelers or migrants, empowered artists/scholars or exiled practitioners), rarely corresponds with the dominant models of global exchange. Rather, contemporary women’s art practices provide a fascinating instance of women’s eccentric experiences of the myriad effects of globalization.
Welcome to Biscuit Land: A Year in the Life of Touretteshero
Meet Jess, aka Touretteshero. Jess has Tourettes Syndrome, which means that she makes sounds and movements over which she has no control. Jess swears, she's one of about 10% of people with Tourettes who do. She says biscuit a lot, about 16 times per minute (that's 6 million a year!), and then there are the sometimes life-threatening arm and leg tics…
Encounters with Nature
Autobiographical zine told through vignettes of encounters with different creatures. Explores topics of ethics, transformation, regret and magnificence.
