by Soph Myers-Kelley In addition to being traditional coming-of-age stories, Welcome to St. Hell and Escape from St. Hell centers Lewis Hancox’s experience recognizing he is different than his peers, coming out, and pursuing medical care as a transgender man. As a British high schooler, Lois Hancox (former name) was not out and proud about being transgender. Consequently, we witness conversations with the present-day author and his past self, trying to make sense of the mess of adolescence, high school, bullying, and not fitting in. Finding and being confident in yourself is hard for any teenager, but it’s doubly hard… Read More
A Mess of Everything
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Lighter Than My Shadow
Guest review by Crystal Yin Lie added 20/3/18 “Pictures mark an increase in the symbolic tenor of the discourse of anorexia,” writes Erin O’Connor in her study of how late-19th century medical photography came to frame anorexia nervosa as a discrete pathology. Wresting the representation of anorexia (and eating disorders more generally) from the realms of medical science, contemporary writers and artists have turned to a different pictorial form—the graphic form—creating a profusion of narratives including British artist Katie Green’s debut memoir, Lighter Than My Shadow (2013). In My Shadow, Green depicts Katie’s experience with eating disorders—beginning with childhood anorexia—anxiety,… Read More
