Beyond binaries : trans identities in contemporary culture / edited by Mike Perez, Rachel Friedman, and John C. Lamothe.

Date:
[2021]
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Trans identities in contemporary culture

Description

"This book examines representations and experiences of trans and nonbinary identities in a variety of contemporary cultural contexts including media, religion, sports, race, film, performance, and literature. Mixing auto-ethnographies and supportive scholarship, the contributors to this volume deliver a global perspective on the accomplishment that have been made alongside the challenges that members of the LGBTQIA+ community continue to face" --Back cover.

Publication/Creation

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2021]

Physical description

xi, 221 pages ; 23 cm

Contributors

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction / Rachel Friedman, Mike Perez, and John C. Lamothe -- TransForming society? : examining the pros and cons of the trans celebrity spokesperson / J. Michael Ryan -- Popular vs. personal : transgender narratives in public media culture / G. M. Mozer -- Schrödinger's dick : the transgender reveal trope in Boy meets girl / Finn Lefevre -- The trans baby boom : framing male pregnancy on television / Traci Abbott -- Where's the "T"? : RuPaul's drag race and transgender in/exclusion / Peter Piatkowski -- How to define fair? : examining transgender on the "level playing field" / John C. Lamothe -- Gender identity in transgender comics / Jacob Muriel -- Transgender talk and conservative Christians : framing a persuasive conversation / Jim Shoopman -- Transgender and transracial identity : a cultural examination of "passing" / Rachel Friedman and Ashley B. Maxwell -- Transition to Neverland : exploring trans boyhood through J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan / Billy Huff -- Hijras and the Indian caste system / Lucky Issar -- A nonbinary letter : from Camp Epicene / Mike Perez.

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    History of Medicine
    TW /BEY
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  • 9781498593656
  • 1498593658