On the occasion of our Reading Group series dedicated to issues of gender and portrayal of masculinities, here is a selection of essays and comic books available at La Médiathèque.
Reading Group on Standard by Nina Bouraoui
Thu 18 JuneThis reading group is dedicated to Standard by Nina Bouraoui. Note that the author will not be present to discuss the novel.
What happens when an average male – underemployed, antisocial, resentful and living in a hostile suburb – suddenly falls desperately in love with a beautiful young woman? Nina Bouraoui’s critical satire of contemporary masculinity is a bleak but illuminating read, a valuable corrective to the toxic voices of the ‘manosphere.’ Bouraoui, known for her autofictional portraits of women’s lives and contemporary lesbian identity took an unexpected turn with this 2014 title marking an important contribution to on-going debates about toxic masculinity.
If you want to borrow the book at the library, please find the information below
