Books・Hitoshizuku

-A diary observing my son aiming for a high-school art department- I quietly kept observing my son, a third-year junior high school student who is applying to the relatively rare high-school art program, and turned those observations into a zine. Thanks to your support, 400 copies have been sold so far.

What exactly does 'normal' mean? This zine unravels the oddness of what is considered 'normal' in everyday life through six books discussed in a reading group and 19 keywords. A zine that tentatively searches for clues to escape a society that makes life hard. [Contents] Conversations about society that began in Kyoto Ground rules Chapter 1: Unraveling discrimination — Kim Ji-hye 'Discrimination Is Mostly Done by People Who Mean No Harm' Chapter 2: To See Invisible Wounds — Tami Kamikawa 'Is There Such a Thing as a 'Sleeping Child'?' Chapter 3: Questioning Existing Social Standards — Chae Seung-bom 'I Am a Man and a Feminist' Chapter 4: Is Meritocracy Fair? — Asa Ito 'How Do Blind People See the World?' Chapter 5: Who Is That Kindness For? — Takeshi Nakajima 'Unexpected Altruism' Chapter 6: Living Together While Remaining Different — Marika Konosu 'I Am Me. You Are Not.' Extra: The 'Human Rights Ordinance' Established in Kyoto Afterword Index (Published under the name Hate Isn't Cool)