Book Review by Kevin Wolf Wire Mothers: Harry Harlow and the Science of Love covers the research of Harry Harlow, an experimental psychologist at the University of Wisconsin – Madison (UWM), from the winter of 1959 back in time to 1950 with Harry as the narrator. Harry’s experiments found that love and comfort was necessary to survive and thrive. For being a relatively short graphic work (84 pages), Wire Mothers does a great job presenting a powerful message and a fairly thorough biography of Harry Harlow. Well done black, white and grey portrayal with a clear narrative. I recommend this… Read More
Are You My Mother?
guest review by Greg Coles, Penn State University. gregcoles.com Alison Bechdel, artist of the New York Times bestselling graphic memoir Fun Home, has created another masterpiece. In turns hilarious and heartbreaking, Bechdel’s new memoir Are You My Mother? tackles her relationship with her mother, intelligently exploring how that relationship has shaped Bechdel’s lifelong quest for intimacy. The narrative is sensitive but brutally honest, inviting us into Bechdel’s emotional struggle as she journeys from one home to another, one romantic relationship to another, one therapist to another. Past and present, dream and reality are seamlessly woven together as we visit… Read More