Becoming Ourselves: Memoirs of Transformation
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
Kirkus Tent
Join Michael Andor Brodeur and KB Brookins for a conversation exploring the nuances of gender, patriarchy, and transformation. In Swole, Brodeur maps out histories and anecdotes of muscle culture through a multi-genre narrative. In Pretty, Brookins turns a critical eye to gender norms and toxic masculinity as the author recounts their experience growing up as a Black Texan grappling with identity, race and the desire to define oneself independent of societal expectations. Together, these two memoirs uplift and challenge all different modes of masculinity.
- Books: Swole: The Making of Men and the Meaning of Muscle, Pretty
- Book Type: Non Fiction
- Authors: Michael Andor Brodeur, KB Brookins
- Moderator: Greg Marshall
- Book Signing: 4:00 PM at Main Signing Tent