Alison Bechdel
Author of Fun Home and award-winning cartoonist of
the comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For
May 11, 2009
7 p.m.
Free & Open to the Public
No Tickets Required
Presented in partnership with the Rainbow Alliance
Alison Bechdel, author of the critically acclaimed Fun
Home (called "one of the very best graphic novels
ever" in Booklist) and of the syndicated comic strip
Dykes to Watch Out For (DTWOF), has become a cultural
icon for lesbians and discerning non-lesbians all over the
planet. Since drawing her first DTWOF 25 years ago
for New York's feminist monthly Womanews, Bechdel
has seen her comic strip become syndicated in over 50 alternative
newspapers and publications and printed in 12 book-length
collections. At the podium, Bechdel redefines race and gender
roles while taking aim at some of the most controversial topics
of the day.
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