Episode 084 – Political Non-Fiction

This episode we’re discussing Political Non-Fiction! We talk about the design of American political books, anarchism, accessing abortion, parliamentarians, when is a comic not a comic, and more!

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In this episode

Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | RJ Edwards

Books We Read (or tried to…)

• Anarchism for Beginners by Marcos Mayer and Sanyú
• Anarchism: A Very Short Introduction by Colin Ward
• • Very Short Introductions
• Order Without Power: An Introduction to Anarchism: History and Current Challenges by Normand Baillargeon
• On the House: An Inside Look at the House of Commons by Rob Walsh
• 1919: A Graphic History of the Winnipeg General Strike by Graphic History Collective and David Lester
• Your Black Friend and Other Strangers by Ben Passmore
• • Ben Passmore’s comics on The Nib
• The Mental Load: A feminist comic by Emma
• Comics for Choice: Illustrated Abortion Stories, History and Politics edited by Hazel Newlevant,  Whit Taylor, and O.K. Fox 
• • Pay-What-You-Want PDF!
• The Antifa Comic Book: 100 Years of Fascism and Antifa Movements by Gord Hill

Other Media We Mention

• From a Native Daughter: Colonialism and Sovereignty in Hawaii by Haunani-Kay Trask
• My Body Politic by Simi Linton
• Woman Rebel: The Margaret Sanger Story by Peter Bagge
• Blood: A Very Short Introduction Christopher Cooper
• Sally Heathcote: Suffragette by Mary M. Talbot,  Bryan Talbot, and Kate Charlesworth
• Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Allie Brosh
• Chainmail Bikini: The Anthology of Women Gamers edited by Hazel Newlevant 
• The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book by Gord Hill
• The Game: The Game by Angela Washko
• We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy by Ta-Nehisi Coates
• LIS Microaggressions zines
• Pushing the Margins: Women of Color and Intersectionality in LIS edited by Rose L. Chou and Annie Pho
• The Prince of Providence: The True Story of Buddy Cianci, America’s Most Notorious Mayor, Some Wiseguys, and the Feds by Mike Stanton

Links, Articles, and Things

• Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances (Wikipedia)
• • “The memorandum included security assurances against threats or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan.”
• Why the US drinking age is 21 (Vox)
• The Difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England Explained (CGP Grey)
• Al Franken (Wikipedia)
• Molly Ivins (Wikipedia)
• David Brooks (Wikipedia)
• Link to the ALA Graphic Novels & Comics Roundtable discussion on “non-fiction comics/graphic novels that are about politics/explain political concepts”
• Joe Sacco (Wikipedia)
• The Nib
• • Join The Inkwell, the membership program by The Nib
• Ku Klux Klan in Canada (Wikipedia)

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Join us again on Tuesday, September 17th we’ll talk about books and other media we’ve consumed recently.

Then on Tuesday, October 1st we’ll be discussing the fiction genre of American Gothic!