Becoming Unbecoming
Author | : Una |
Publisher | : Myriad Editions |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 2015-09-20 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781908434708 |
ISBN-13 | : 1908434708 |
Rating | : 4/5 (708 Downloads) |
Download or read book Becoming Unbecoming written by Una and published by Myriad Editions. This book was released on 2015-09-20 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A devastating personal account of gender violence told in graphic-novel form, set against the backdrop of the 1970s Yorkshire Ripper man-hunt. It's 1977 and Una is twelve. A serial murderer is at large in West Yorkshire and the police are struggling to solve the case – despite spending more than two million man-hours hunting the killer and interviewing the man himself no less than nine times. As this national news story unfolds around her, Una finds herself on the receiving end of a series of violent acts for which she feels she is to blame. Through image and text Becoming Unbecoming explores what it means to grow up in a culture where male violence goes unpunished and unquestioned. With the benefit of hindsight Una explores her experience, wonders if anything has really changed and challenges a global culture that demands that the victims of violence pay its cost.