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A review by chelsbels
The Emotional Load: And Other Invisible Stuff by Emma
4.0
The Emotional Load and Other Invisible Stuff by Emma
Is illustrating (pun intended).
This feminist graphic novel is sectioned into mini essays. Each can be read alone about a specific aspect of girls/ and women’s lives, and has a focus largely on the dynamic of cisgendered women in heteronormative relationships, work life society expectation, and traditionally male work spaces. The focuses is on Emma, the author, and her experiences working not only in IT, but also her upbringing in France.
Facts, statistics, studies philosophical and academic writings are used as foundations for her experience and explanations. But as such, if you are well versed in the subject of Feminism or Woman’s Rights some essays, or more the sources and conclusions are known and not illuminating.
What is interesting to me, a Canadian in Quebec with a large equalitarian feminist society, is the French (France) aspect of this writing. It is not American centred but France and Europe centred, the laws, attitude and societal interactions are different. Emma voices and Advocates for things I feel have long since passed/achieved or are too slow in gaining true equality.
The last two essays however are excellent. On historical lessons for why and how society has changed little and how workers must come to understand their power in society. The last is on Benevolent Sexism, something that is often disregarded in society, but can be just as harmful, limiting and abusive.
The style of the comic is pretty basic. It’s empty splash with a head or body and then a lot of text. What is disappointing is the font, a faux cursive hand writing that become fatiguing.
This book is for anyone that needs a general and gentile introduction to feminism and woman’s rights in an upbeat approachable style.
(After all feminism has to be approachable for us women to be seen as human’s deserving of equality)
Is illustrating (pun intended).
This feminist graphic novel is sectioned into mini essays. Each can be read alone about a specific aspect of girls/ and women’s lives, and has a focus largely on the dynamic of cisgendered women in heteronormative relationships, work life society expectation, and traditionally male work spaces. The focuses is on Emma, the author, and her experiences working not only in IT, but also her upbringing in France.
Facts, statistics, studies philosophical and academic writings are used as foundations for her experience and explanations. But as such, if you are well versed in the subject of Feminism or Woman’s Rights some essays, or more the sources and conclusions are known and not illuminating.
What is interesting to me, a Canadian in Quebec with a large equalitarian feminist society, is the French (France) aspect of this writing. It is not American centred but France and Europe centred, the laws, attitude and societal interactions are different. Emma voices and Advocates for things I feel have long since passed/achieved or are too slow in gaining true equality.
The last two essays however are excellent. On historical lessons for why and how society has changed little and how workers must come to understand their power in society. The last is on Benevolent Sexism, something that is often disregarded in society, but can be just as harmful, limiting and abusive.
The style of the comic is pretty basic. It’s empty splash with a head or body and then a lot of text. What is disappointing is the font, a faux cursive hand writing that become fatiguing.
This book is for anyone that needs a general and gentile introduction to feminism and woman’s rights in an upbeat approachable style.
(After all feminism has to be approachable for us women to be seen as human’s deserving of equality)