{"id":4854,"date":"2023-10-24T11:01:13","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T00:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/?p=4854"},"modified":"2024-10-16T10:50:50","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T23:50:50","slug":"celebrate-ace-week-with-these-reading-recommendations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/celebrate-ace-week-with-these-reading-recommendations\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Ace Week with these reading recommendations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From 22\u201328 October, we are celebrating Ace Week (formerly Asexual Awareness Week), \u2018an annual campaign to raise awareness, build community, and create change\u2019 (<a href=\"https:\/\/aceweek.org\/\">aceweek.org<\/a>). Asexual identities have been historically marginalised and invisible in everyday life, and there is still much work to do to improve ace visibility and acceptance.<\/p>\n<p>One of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deakin.edu.au\/library\/about\/library-plan\">key priorities<\/a> in the library is advancing human-centred and inclusive knowledge systems and spaces. This includes promoting diverse voices in our collection, working to make our spaces safe and welcoming for everyone, and hosting events and activities that allow people to engage with a range of perspectives.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to learn more about asexuality, we have a lot of fantastic resources! In our collection, you can find fiction, memoirs, nonfiction and films featuring the range of experiences of ace people.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2023\/10\/Ace-Week-Recommended-Reads.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4855\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/celebrate-ace-week-with-these-reading-recommendations\/ace-week-recommended-reads\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2023\/10\/Ace-Week-Recommended-Reads.png\" data-orig-size=\"1000,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ace Week Recommended Reads\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2023\/10\/Ace-Week-Recommended-Reads.png\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4855\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2023\/10\/Ace-Week-Recommended-Reads.png\" alt=\"Book covers for \u2022 Gender queer: a memoir by Maia Kobabe; colors by Phoebe Kobabe \u2022 The bone people by Keri Hulme \u2022 Loveless by Alice Oseman \u2022 Heartstopper by Alice Oseman \u2022 Is love the answer? by Uta Isaki \" width=\"1000\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2023\/10\/Ace-Week-Recommended-Reads.png 1000w, https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2023\/10\/Ace-Week-Recommended-Reads-500x150.png 500w, https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2023\/10\/Ace-Week-Recommended-Reads-768x230.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Memoirs, fiction and graphic novels:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.deakin.edu.au\/record=b5264404~S1\">Gender queer: a memoir<\/a> by Maia Kobabe; colors by Phoebe Kobabe<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.deakin.edu.au\/record=b1188152~S1\">The bone people<\/a> by Keri Hulme<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.deakin.edu.au\/record=b5089418~S1\">Loveless<\/a> by Alice Oseman<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.deakin.edu.au\/record=b4835508~S1\">Heartstopper<\/a> by Alice Oseman<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.deakin.edu.au\/record=b5265502~S1\">Is love the answer?<\/a> by Uta Isaki<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Film: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/library.deakin.edu.au\/record=b3047334~S1\">(A)sexual<\/a> directed by Angela Tucker; produced by Big Mouth Productions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2023\/10\/Ace-Week-Recommended-Reads-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4858\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/celebrate-ace-week-with-these-reading-recommendations\/ace-week-recommended-reads-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2023\/10\/Ace-Week-Recommended-Reads-2.png\" data-orig-size=\"1000,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ace Week Recommended Reads 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2023\/10\/Ace-Week-Recommended-Reads-2.png\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4858\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2023\/10\/Ace-Week-Recommended-Reads-2.png\" alt=\"Image of book covers for Asexual Erotics, The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Sex and Sexuality, The Queer Games Avant Garde, Gender, Sex and Politics, and LGBTQAI+ Books for Children and Teens\" width=\"1000\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2023\/10\/Ace-Week-Recommended-Reads-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2023\/10\/Ace-Week-Recommended-Reads-2-500x150.png 500w, https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2023\/10\/Ace-Week-Recommended-Reads-2-768x230.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nonfiction, history, research and culture:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.deakin.edu.au\/record=b3429822~S1\">Asexualities: feminist and queer perspectives<\/a> edited by Megan Milks, Karli June Cerankowski<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.deakin.edu.au\/record=b3550210~S1\">Understanding asexuality<\/a> by Anthony F. Bogaert<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.deakin.edu.au\/record=b5080158~S1\">Asexual erotics: intimate readings of compulsory sexuality<\/a> by Ela Przybylo<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.deakin.edu.au\/record=b5056635~S1\">Asexuality and Freudian-Lacanian Psychoanalysis Towards a Theory of an Enigma<\/a> by Kevin Murphy<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.deakin.edu.au\/record=b4375441~S1\">Bisexual and pansexual identities: exploring and challenging invisibility and invalidation<\/a> by Nikki Hayfield<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.deakin.edu.au\/record=b3996140~S1\">Emergent identities: new sexualities, genders and relationships in a digital era<\/a> by Rob Cover<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.deakin.edu.au\/record=b4759257~S1\">The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Sex and Sexuality<\/a> by Lori Watson<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.deakin.edu.au\/record=b4379294~S1\">The queer games avant-garde: how LGBTQ game makers are reimagining the medium of video games<\/a> by Bonnie Ruberg<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.deakin.edu.au\/record=b4277318~S1\">Gender, sex, and politics: in the streets and between the sheets in the 21st century<\/a> edited by Shira Tarrant<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.deakin.edu.au\/record=b1640095~S1\">Masks of Dionysus<\/a> edited by Thomas H. Carpenter and Christopher A. Faraone<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.deakin.edu.au\/record=b4333183~S1\">LGBTQAI+ books for children and teens: providing a window for all<\/a> by Christina Dorr and Liz Deskins; foreword by Jamie Campbell Naidoo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can find more scholarship about asexuality using combinations of the following search terms in Deakin Library Search and databases:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>asexual* OR \u201casexual orientation\u201d OR \u201cgray asexuality\u201d OR aromatic* OR demisexual*<\/li>\n<li>asexual*AND \u201csexual orientation\u201d<\/li>\n<li>asexual* AND \u201chuman sexuality\u201d<\/li>\n<li>asexual* AND \u201csexual attraction\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note: You might find that some of these terms are not used as widely in academic articles as they are in popular articles, videos, zines and so on. This is largely because subject terms in this emerging field of research are still developing. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Find further tips and key databases on this topic by exploring the <a href=\"https:\/\/deakin.libguides.com\/c.php?g=757031&amp;p=5427823\">Finding Articles &#8211; Gender and Sexuality Studies LibGuide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Do you have any further ace reading recommendations? Let us know about them, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deakin.edu.au\/library\/use-our-libraries\/borrowing\/request-an-item\">request an item<\/a> for the library\u2019s collection.<\/p>\n<p><em>Header image credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freepik.com\/free-vector\/asexual-flag-heart-shape_15091356.htm#from_view=detail_alsolike\">Image by alicia_mb<\/a> on Freepik<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From 22\u201328 October, we are celebrating Ace Week (formerly Asexual Awareness Week), \u2018an annual campaign to raise awareness, build community, and create change\u2019 (aceweek.org). 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