Becoming unbecoming
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Published
Vancouver, BC, Canada : Arsenal Pulp Press, [2016].
Format
Book
Edition
North American edition.
Physical Desc
211 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
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Buena Vista Branch - Young Adult Biography
YA B UNA
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YA B UNA
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Marina Branch - Young Adult Biography
YA B UNA
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YA B UNA
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Published
Vancouver, BC, Canada : Arsenal Pulp Press, [2016].
Edition
North American edition.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Originally published: Brighton, UK : Myriad Editions, 2015.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-211).
Description
This extraordinary graphic novel is a powerful denunciation of sexual violence against women. As seen through the eyes of a twelve-year-old girl named Una, it takes place in northern England in 1977, as the Yorkshire Ripper, a serial killer of prostitutes, is on the loose and creating panic among the townspeople. As the police struggle in their clumsy attempts to find the killer, and the headlines in the local paper become more urgent, a once self-confident Una teaches herself to "lower her gaze" in order to deflect attention from boys. After she is "slut-shamed" at school for having birth control pills, Una herself is the subject of violent acts for which she comes to blame herself. But as the police finally catch up and identify the killer, Una grapples with the patterns of behavior that led her to believe she was to blame. Becoming Unbecoming combines various styles, press clippings, photo-based illustrations, and splashes of color to convey Una's sense of confusion and rage, as well as sobering statistics on sexual violence against women. The book is a no-holds-barred indictment of sexual violence against women and the shame and blame of its victims that also celebrates the empowerment of those able to gain control over their selves and their bodies.
Additional Physical Form
Issued also in electronic format.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Una. (2016). Becoming unbecoming (North American edition.). Arsenal Pulp Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Una. 2016. Becoming Unbecoming. Arsenal Pulp Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Una. Becoming Unbecoming Arsenal Pulp Press, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Una. Becoming Unbecoming North American edition., Arsenal Pulp Press, 2016.
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