The Mental Load : : a Feminist Comic

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Call Number: Adult Graphic Novel / Emma, Adult Book / Comics & Graphic Novels / Nonfiction / General / Emma
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Westgate Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 1st Floor 4-week checkout	Adult Graphic Novel / Emma	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Comics & Graphic Novels / Nonfiction / General / Emma	4-week checkout	On Shelf

Chiefly illustrations.
You should've asked -- Violence of the oppressed -- The story of my friend C -- The male gaze -- Show me that bosom -- The wonderful tale of mohamed -- The wait -- Work! -- Check your pussy! -- Just another guy from the hood -- Chill out -- The holidays.
In her first book of comic strips, Emma reflects on social and feminist issues by means of simple line drawings, dissecting the mental load, i.e. all that invisible and unpaid organizing, list-making and planning women do to manage their lives, and the lives of their family members. Most of us carry some form of mental load--about our work, household responsibilities, financial obligations and personal life; but what makes up that burden and how it's distributed within households and understood in offices is not always equal or fair. In her strips Emma deals with themes ranging from maternity leave (it is not a vacation!), domestic violence, the clitoris, the violence of the medical world on women during childbirth, and other feminist issues, and she does so in a straightforward way that is both hilarious and deadly serious. If you're not laughing, you're probably crying in recognition. Emma's comics also address the everyday outrages and absurdities of immigrant rights, income equality, and police violence.

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Great submitted by bcartm01 on June 10, 2022, 8:18pm I originally saw the first blip in this book on social media. It’s about women carrying the mental load (fancy that) in the home and compares her load to that of her partners. I loved the way it out words to how I’ve often felt as a mother of young kids, and that prompted me to check out the book. I loved it, it’s great. Check it out if you can relate, or even if you can’t (maybe especially if you can’t). :)