Gender studies, gender groups Books
Bristol University Press Gender and Citizenship in Transitional Justice:
Book Synopsis• Underscores the problematic gap between transitional justice (TJ) and disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) theory with practice; • Engages with critical debates on the ethics of research on gender and conflict.Table of Contents1. Introduction: Reparation, Reintegration and Transformation 2. Gender, Violence and Reconciliation in Colombia 3. Tales of Machismo and Motherhood: Gendered Changes Across War and Peace 4. Between Victimization and Agency: Gendered Victim-Perpetrator Dichotomies 5: Gendering Reconciliation? The ‘Differential Perspective’ of Reparation and Reintegration 6: Gradations of Citizenship: Of Radical Agrarian Citizens and Transitional Justice Bureaucracies 7: Overcoming Obstacles to Citizenship: Imagining Post-Conflict Gender Equality 8: Conclusion: From Victimhood to Citizenship Appendix: Checklist for Ethics in Research on Gender and Conflict
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Fordham University Press Gender Essentialism and Orthodoxy: Beyond Male
Book SynopsisWithin contemporary orthodoxy, debates over sex and gender have become increasingly polemical over the past generation. Beginning with questions around women’s ordination, arguments have expanded to include feminism, sexual orientation, the sacrament of marriage, definitions of family, adoption of children, and care of transgender individuals. Preliminary responses to each of these topics are shaped by gender essentialism, the idea that male and female are ontologically fixed and incommensurate categories with different sets of characteristics and gifts for each sex. These categories, in turn, delineate gender roles in the family, the church, and society. Gender Essentialism and Orthodoxy offers an immanent critique of gender essentialism in the stream of the contemporary Orthodox Church influenced by the “Paris School” of Russian émigré theologians and their heirs. It uses an interdisciplinary approach to bring into conversation patristic reflections on sex and gender, personalist theological anthropology, insights from gender and queer theory, and modern biological understandings of human sexual differentiation. Though these are seemingly unrelated discourses, Gender Essentialism and Orthodoxy reveals unexpected points of convergence, as each line of thought eschews a strict gender binary in favor of more open-ended possibilities. The study concludes by drawing out some theological implications of the preceding findings as they relate to the ordination of women to the priesthood, same-sex unions and sacramental understandings of marriage, definitions of family, and pastoral care for intersex, transgender, and nonbinary parishioners.Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations | vii PART I 1 Setting the Stage | 3 2 (No) Male and Female: Recapitulating Patristic Reflections on Gender | 18 3 Gender Essentialism in Contemporary Orthodox Thought | 56 4 Person, Gender, Sex, Sexuality | 92 PART II 5 Women and the Priesthood | 123 6 Homosexuality | 135 7 Marriage: The Sacrament of Love | 145 8 Some Final Thoughts on Pastoral Care | 164 Conclusion | 177 Notes | 181 Bibliography | 233 Index | 255
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Coach House Books Seconds Out: Women and Fighting
Book SynopsisKicking ass and taking notes—what it’s like to be a woman in the ring. Alison Dean teaches English literature. She also punches people. Hard. But despite several amateur fights under her belt, she knows she will never be taken as seriously as a male boxer. “You punch like a girl” still isn’t a compliment — women aren’t supposed to choose to participate in violence. Her unique perspective as a 30-something university lecturer turned amateur fighter allows Dean to articulately and with great insight delve into the ways martial arts can change a person’s — and particularly a woman’s — relationship to their body and to the world around them, and at the same time considers the ways in which women might change martial arts. Combining historical research, anecdotal experience, and interviews with coaches and fighters, Seconds Out explores our culture’s relationship with violence, and particularly with violence practiced by women. "An important addition to women’s martial arts scholarship, Dean provides personal insight into the radical space women occupy in sport fighting. Seconds Out is a must-read for all fighters looking for mentors in the complicated world of martial arts." —L.A. Jennings, author of Mixed Martial Arts: A History from Ancient Fighting Sports to the UFC "Dean brings a fresh new female voice to the topic of combat sports." —Trevor Wittman, renowned MMA trainer, UFC analyst, and founder of ONX Sports "Trained in the discipline and art of both fighting and literature, Dean combines both with style. She honors the fighters, writers, and historians who have come before her and definitively ends the idea of women fighters as a novelty. Seconds Out is a must-read for anyone who feels the call of the bell and reverence for a good fight." —Sue Jaye JohnsonTrade Review"Seconds Out is, to put it bluntly, a joy to read, even for those (like this reviewer) who have no real interest in professional fighting." —Quill and Quire Review
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Taylor & Francis Inc Challenging Lesbian Norms: Intersex, Transgender,
Book SynopsisWhat constitutes lesbian identity?The term homonormativity describes current prevailing idealized assumptions about lesbian identity. This concept, however, marginalizes subgroups within the greater lesbian population. Challenging Lesbian Norms: Intersex, Transgender, Intersectional, and Queer Perspectives dynamically confronts homonormativity in lesbian communities by presenting expert multidisciplinary discussion about what is a definable lesbian identity. This text sensitively explores difficult issues about gender policing and the viewpoints in lesbian communities that hold that transgender, intersectional, and queer individuals are considered to have 'false consciousness.' Consequences of lesbian normativity, both for lesbian communities and for marginalized groups are examined through literary criticism, lesbian, feminist, and queer theories, corporeal philosophy, film, television, cultural criticism, personal narratives, public health, and field research.The issue of the authenticity of lesbian identity causes rifts between some lesbian communities and the groups that strive to be included, yet are still marginalized. Challenging Lesbian Norms directly exposes practices and beliefs within lesbian communities that lead to the assumption of the prototypical lesbian. The book courageously reveals the similarities of lesbian normative stances with other views such as Christian conservative rhetoric, and reviews the health consequences of being marginalized within the lesbian communities. This text actively challenges the foundational notion within lesbian communities that a stable, immutable lesbian sex exists.Topics in Challenging Lesbian Norms include: human physiology, the flexibility of sexuality, and biologic determinism marginalization within lesbian communities transexualism and Lesbian Theory gender and sexual identity construction, partnering practices, and issues involving queer-identified youth demystification of the gay vibe from a femme queer woman’s perspective lesbian feminism, gender policing, and casting butch, FTM, and transgendered subjectivities as false conciousness representations of lesbians in television movies Native-American two-spirit women teaching transgender, and its transformative effect identity modeling inclusion of transgender and intersex individuals within the lesbian communities transgender characters in film Latina lesbians and mental health Challenging Lesbian Norms is stimulating, eye-opening reading that is perfect for activists, educators and students in LGBT and women’s studies, and public health professionals.Table of Contents Introduction: Challenging Lesbian Normativity (Angela Pattatucci-Aragón) Fleshy Specificity: (Re)considering Transsexual Subjects in Lesbian Communities (Kelly Coogan) The Invisible Body of Queer Youth: Identity and Health in the Margins of Lesbian and Trans Communities (Dorinda L. Welle, Sebastian S. Fuller, Daniel Mauk, and Michael C. Clatts) Gee, I Didn’t Get That Vibe from You Articulating My Own Version of a Femme Lesbian Existence (Robbin VanNewkirk) Gender Please, Without the Gender Police: Rethinking Pain in Archetypical Narratives of Butch, Transgender, and FTM Masculinity (Madelyn Detloff) Household Remedies: New Narratives of Queer Containment in the Television Movie (Cait Keegan) My Spirit in My Heart: Identity Experiences and Challenges Among American Indian Two-Spirit Women (Karina L. Walters, Teresa Evans-Campbell, Jane M. Simoni, Theresa Ronquillo, and Rupaleem Bhuyan) Teaching Transgender in Women’s Studies: Snarls and Strategies (Sara E. Cooper and Connor James Treba) Developing an Identity Model for Transgender and Intersex Inclusion in Lesbian Communities (Christopher Robinson) An Other Space: Between and Beyond Lesbian-Normativity and Trans-Normativity (Myfanwy McDonald) In Another Bracket: Trans Acceptance in Lesbian Utopia (Jamie Stuart) Debating Trans Inclusion in the Feminist Movement: A Trans-Positive Analysis (Eli R. Green) I Don’t Know Who I Am: Severely Mentally Ill Latina WSW Navigating Differentness (Sana Loue and Nancy Méndez) Index Reference Notes Included
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University Press of Mississippi Ladies First
Book SynopsisQueen Latifah's lyrics tout female superiority. Salt 'n Pepa energize with eroticism. Julie Brown's unsettling version of a campus queen dethrones the mainstream icon. Martina McBride's song of liberation gives new meaning to Independance Day. Today in the music video industry such women artists have assumed a remarkable and refreshing new presence. Although many popular videos have been condemned for sexism, the medium has experienced a striking change. Both in repertoires and in performances the politics of feminism has moved to the front row. More and more, women are being presented as strong and positive. Ladies First takes a close look at this exciting phenomenon and shows how both on and off screen strong females have assumed larger roles in the industry. Whether their songs are country, rock, or rap, the ladies of contemporary music video continue to assert, confront, and challenge. Demolishing stereotypes, today's singers expose the flawed images that have restricted women. They condemn male dominance. They assert the right of women to be sexual and to express sexuality. In country music, they rely on the power of sincerity and storytelling. In rap songs they self-promote, reach out, and give uplift. Their lyrics are skillful, clever, and infectiously appealing, and their inviting sense of humor makes a large audience embrace them and their messages.
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Other Press LLC Heart Of Maleness: An Exploration
Book SynopsisA timely exploration of gender inequality by a dynamic sociologist and psychologist
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Bold Type Books The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History
Book SynopsisThis singular history of a prison, and the queer women and trans people held there, is a window into the policing of queerness and radical politics in the twentieth century. The Women’s House of Detention, a landmark that ushered in the modern era of women’s imprisonment, is now largely forgotten. But when it stood in New York City’s Greenwich Village, from 1929 to 1974, it was a nexus for the tens of thousands of women, transgender men, and gender-nonconforming people who inhabited its crowded cells. Some of these inmates—Angela Davis, Andrea Dworkin, Afeni Shakur—were famous, but the vast majority were incarcerated for the crimes of being poor and improperly feminine. Today, approximately 40 percent of the people in women’s prisons identify as queer; in earlier decades, that percentage was almost certainly higher. Historian Hugh Ryan explores the roots of this crisis and reconstructs the little-known lives of incarcerated New Yorkers, making a uniquely queer case for prison abolition—and demonstrating that by queering the Village, the House of D helped defined queerness for the rest of America. From the lesbian communities forged through the Women’s House of Detention to the turbulent prison riots that presaged Stonewall, this is the story of one building and much more: the people it caged, the neighborhood it changed, and the resistance it inspired. Winner, 2023 Stonewall Book Award—Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Book AwardCrimeReads, Best True Crime Books of the Year
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Simon & Schuster On Sex and Gender
Book SynopsisAn eye-opening account of what the left and right get wrong about sex and gender—and how we can be a thoughtful, sex-smart society.On Sex and Gender focuses on three sequential and consequential questions: What is sex as opposed to gender? How does sex matter in our everyday lives? And how should it be reflected in law and policy? All three have been front-and-center in American life and politics since the rise of the trans rights movement: They are included in both major parties’ political platforms. They are the subject of ongoing litigation in the federal courts and of highly contentious legislation on Capitol Hill. And they are a pivotal issue in the culture wars between left and right playing out around dinner tables, on campuses and school boards, on op-ed pages, and in corporate handbooks. Doriane Coleman challenges both sides to chart a better way. In a book that is equal parts scientific explanation, historical examination, and
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Vintage Publishing The Reinvention of Humanity: How a Circle of
Book Synopsis*THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH ACADEMY NAYEF AL-RODHAN PRIZE 2020*The riveting story of the pioneers who redefined conceptions of 'normality' in the early twentieth century.Under the guiding eye of cultural anthropologist Franz Boas, these scientist-explorers - most of them women - made intrepid journeys into far-flung communities all over the world, where they documented radically different social approaches that overturned Western assumptions about human diversity andchallenged the era's scientific consensus.Here, the boundary-breaking lives and achievements of Margaret Mead, Ruth Benedict, Ella Deloria and Zora Neale Hurston are brought fully into light for the first time, showing how their trailblazing discoveries helped shape the moral universe we inhabit today.*WINNER OF THE FRANCIS PARKMAN PRIZE 2020**FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS 2019*Trade ReviewMagnificent ... In this brilliantly written and deftly organised book, Charles King tells the story of how the study of humankind [was revolutionised] in the first half of the 20th century -- Kathryn Hughes * Guardian *Hugely informative and adhesively readable -- John Carey * Sunday Times *Stunning ... every syllable seems perfectly positioned for pitch, stress, euphony and evocative power; the brilliant vignettes of the anthropologists’ leisure moments … the vividness with which their private lives, sexual intrigues and secret thoughts are captured … elegant and entertaining * Literary Review *An intellectual adventure story of the best sort - elegantly written, thought-provoking and full of biographical riches -- SARAH BAKEWELL, author of At the Existentialist CaféCharles King, author of this illuminating biographical history [has] a great gift for nicely balanced epigrammatic prose … as King writes with a typically fine flourish, Boas can be seen to have been “on the front line of the greatest moral battle of our time” and he, along with the talented women who learnt from him, won out in the end -- Lucy Hughes-Hallett * New Statesman *Written with verve and authority, this exciting – even entrancing – story follows the first cultural anthropologists to far-flung field sites that suggested antidotes to the racism and xenophobia of society -- DAVA SOBEL, author of LongitudeStunning. Wickedly perceptive, a scholarly masterpiece -- DAVID OSHINSKY, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of PolioElegant and kaleidoscopic … this looks to be the perfect moment for King’s resolutely humane book * NEW YORK TIMES *Deeply intelligent and immensely readable -- Alison Gopnik * Atlantic *The notion of cultural relativism was as unique in its way as was Einstein’s theory of relativity in the discipline of physics, a shattering of the European mind. This remarkable book explains why. Franz Boas’s intuitions and insights, distilled in theory and practice by generations of scholars, a lineage that includes Ruth Benedict, Margaret Mead, and Zora Neale Hurston, all brilliantly portrayed in the book, continue to inform contemporary anthropology, allowing the discipline to stand today as the antidote to nativism and the poisonous rhetoric of political demagogues. The entire purpose of anthropology, wrote Ruth Benedict, is to make the world safe for human differences. Never has the voice of anthropology been more important, and the arrival of this astonishing book can only be described as a gift to us all -- Wade Davis, author of Into the SilenceMasterful. A vital book for our times -- IBRAM X. KENDI, National Book Award-winning author of How To Be An AntiracistEngaging, deeply thought-provoking and brilliantly written. Charles King takes you on an unforgettable journey as daring anthropologists unravel the profound mysteries of culture and mankind -- DAVID HOFFMAN, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Dead HandVitally relevant -- GILLIAN TETT * Financial Times *A motley crew of rebellious young female scientists, inspired by a scar-faced mad-genius professor, boldly set out on intrepid journeys to study strange far-flung worlds, and discover that their own home-world is stranger than they thought. Along the way, they have tempestuous love-affairs, scary adventures, swashbuckling battles against armies of racists, sexists and eugenicists. In the end, they change our moral universe. Sounds like a sci-fi fantasy movie? It happened, here on Earth, nearly a century ago. A fascinating and important story, beautifully told -- KATE FOX, author of Watching the EnglishAs told very engagingly by Charles King, their research turned upside down the then unshakeable assumption that certain people were innatley superior to others, because of their skin colour, culture and gender -- Julia Lllewellyn Smith * *****Mail on Sunday *Nothing short of magnificent … in many ways a deeply touching book. Charles King’s prose is immensely readable and perceptive and lends itself perfectly to telling one of the most fascinating tales of twentieth-century science * All About History *No one until now has told this story of anthropology’s rise to [its] ‘master key’ status … Charles King’s book … does this with both subtlety and panache … A compelling account of mutliculturalism’s intellectual precursors -- Peter Mandler * History Today *King's book tells this many-layered, mostly forgotten story cogently and compellingly ... a gift to the field of anthropology and to us all * TLS *Franz Boas, whose achievements are set out in Charles King's The Reinvention of Humanity, recast the foundations of American anthropology. Against the prevailing political and intellectual orthodoxy, Boas and his students insisted that the basic unity of humankind was beyond dispute, and that within this unity there was no natural hierarchy of races, languages or cultures... That their ideas were found radical and strange is an indictment of their culture; that King's book seems timely is an indictment of our own -- Francis Gooding * London Review of Books *
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Oxbow Books Archaeologies of Gender and Violence
Book SynopsisUroš Matić and Bo Jensen have brought together a team of both young and senior researches from many different countries in this first volume that aims to explore the complex intersection between archaeology, gender and violence. Papers range from theoretical discussions on previous approaches to gender and violence and the ethical necessity to address these questions today, to case studies dealing on gender and violence from prehistoric to early medieval Europe, but also including studies on ancient Egypt, Persia and Peru. The contributors deal both with representations of violence and its gendered background in images and text, and with bioarchaeological evidence for violence and trauma with a gendered background. The volume is rich both in examples and approaches and includes opening and closing chapters by senior scholars in the field assessing the current state of work and addressing the scholarship to continue on the line of this volume.Table of ContentsPreface Uroš Matić and Bo Jensen 1. Introduction: Why do we need archaeologies of gender and violence, and why now? Bo Jensen and Uroš Matić 2. Revisiting the myth of matriarchy”, rethinking determinism, seeing anew Stephanie Koerner 3. The honoured and the sacrificed? Gender and violence at a sanctuary of the late 3rd millennium BC in Central Germany André Spatzier, with anthropological analyses by Marcus Stecher and Kurt W. Alt 4. The role of violence in the construction of prehistoric masculinities Lisbeth Skogstrand 5. “Her striking but cold beauty”: Gender and violence in depictions of Queen Nefertiti smiting the enemies Uroš Matić 6. Les demoiselles d’Entremont: Violence, gender and headhunting in Iron Age Europe Ian Armit 7. Violence against women in Graeco-Roman Egypt: the contribution of Demotic documents Christine Hue-Arcé 8. Death and the maiden: Late antique images of nubile females as agents and victims of lethal violence Susanne Moraw 9. Heaven for me, hell for the “others”: An agenda on sex and body from Sasanid Persia Maryam Dezhamkhooy and Leila Papoli Yazdi 10. Skull-cups and snake-pits: Men’s revenge and women’s revenge in Viking Age Scandinavia Bo Jensen 11. The weapons make the man? A re-analysis of Early Anglo-Saxon weapon burial and interpretation Laura M. Whitehouse 12. Gender and structural violence in Prehistoric Peru Julie Farnum 13. Gender and violence in archaeology: Final commentary Louise Hitchcock
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers The A-Z of Gender and Sexuality: From Ace to Ze
Book SynopsisThere can be confusion around the appropriate terminology for trans and queer identities, even within the trans community itself. As language is constantly evolving, it can be especially difficult to know what to say. As a thorough A-Z glossary of trans and queer words from 'ace' to 'xe', this dictionary guide will help to dispel the anxiety around using the "wrong" words, while explaining the weight of using certain labels and providing individuals with a vocabulary for personal identification.Having correct and accurate terminology to describe oneself can be empowering, especially with words and phrases that describe gender identity, sexuality, sexual orientation, as well as slang relevant to LGBTQ+ rights and anti-discrimination, queer activism, gender-affirming healthcare and psychology. Written in a traditional A-Z glossary style, this guide will serve as a quick reference for looking up individual words, as well as an in-depth look at trans history and culture.Trade ReviewIn his introduction the author talks of not 'neutralising' queer terms but to 'arm queer youth and newly identified queers with the language which to describe themselves, so that they may articulate their needs, throw this book in the bin, set it on fire and create new words and definitions from the ashes.' My hope is that they don't throw this wonderfully enriching book onto the fire but pass it on to another. Language really, really matters, it always has, but in these times being able to self define and feel confident and present in the words that describe is quite literally often life. -- Juno Roche, writerHolleb deftly transforms vast areas of community knowledge into something compact and accessible enough to leave out on the family's kitchen table in the wake of coming-out conversations. At once an authoritative and yet highly readable book, it covered all bases and uncovered questions I didn't yet know I needed to ask. This book will be immensely useful to the queer community. -- Juno Mac, author of REVOLTING PROSTITUTES; The Fight For Sex Workers' RightsHolleb has produced a lucid, accessible, and engaging snapshot of the ever-evolving terminology used to navigate gender, sexuality, and the shifting relationships between them. This is a book attentive to the power of language, and one which uses words with thoughtfulness and care. It represents a substantial achievement, and looks set to become an invaluable reference text for our time. -- Helen Hester, Associate Professor of Media and Communication, University of West LondonTable of Contents1. Introduction and How to Use this Book. 2. Glossary, A-Z. 3. Index.
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers Trans Love: An Anthology of Transgender and
Book SynopsisSelected as a 2019 LGBT Book of the Year by Dazed and Ms. MagazineA ground-breaking anthology of writing on the topic of love, written by trans and non-binary people who share their thoughts, feelings and experiences of love in all its guises. The collection spans familial, romantic, spiritual and self-love as well as friendships and ally love, to provide a broad and honest understanding of how trans people navigate love and relationships, and what love means to them.Reclaiming what love means to trans people, this book provokes conversations that are not reflected in what is presently written, moving the narrative around trans identities away from sensationalism. At once intimate and radical, and both humorous and poignant, this book is for anyone who has loved, who is in love, and who is looking for love.Trade ReviewTrans Love makes for poignant, page-turning reading. * DAZED *Affirming and authentic, trans stories told by trans people. -- Charlie Craggs, author of To My Trans SistersTo consider a trans person's entitlement to love and be loved might feel like a radical step, for to go there is to acknowledge both the humanity of trans folk and, furthermore, wider society's capacity to discern and value it. If you think you could never love a trans person or they have no right to love you then prepare to be shaken. -- Christine Burns MBE, Author and Transgender ActivistFrom learning how to love yourself to falling for a soulmate, the concept of love can be daunting for a trans person. Trans Love gives a beautiful insight into the hearts and souls of what love means for trans and non-binary people today. -- Sarah Savage, author of Are You A Boy Or Are You A Girl and co-founder of Trans Pride BrightonTable of ContentsIntroduction - Freiya Benson; On Love - Love in a Sentence; Part 1 - Sex and Relationships; 1. Introduction - Freiya Benson; 2. Gingerbread People (A love letter) - Jo Green; 3. Literacy - Grace E. Reynolds; 4. First Dates and Sexual Preconceptions - Freiya Benson; 5. Freya - Aglaya Khachaturian; 6. From Grindr, with love. - Stephen; 7. water signs - mud howard; 8. Explore me - Caleb Murray; 9. "As Though it Were Easy" - Faith DaBrooke; 10. last night - Grace E. Reynolds; 11. Star-crossed - Sid S. Coles; 12. Fucking Feelings - Freiya Benson; 13. Real - Deeana Violet; 14. Poems - Alex Ahmed; 15. Someone I Love is Trans - L-J; 16. Poem - Sebastian Causton; On Love - What are you thinking about Love right now?; Part 2 - What could non-binary love look like? - Meg John Barker; On Love - Genderfork- A selection of thoughts and feelings on love; Part 3 - Faith and Belief; 1. Introduction - Freiya Benson; 2. Performing Spirits - Jo Green; 3. 2018 Love - Sabah Choudrey; 4. Our Place - Peta Evans; 5. Finding home - Alex Iantaffi; On Love - Three little words (I love you); Part 4 - Family and Friendship; 1. Introduction - Freiya Benson; 2. Two thousand and five - Josie Anderson; 3. Alias - Sebastian Causton; 4. tones of the caparazón, or: the lizard brain's response to misgendering by folks who should know better - Ariel Estrella; 5. H.B.T.W - Sebastian Causton; 6. MtF, seeks love, maybe more - Emily; 7. Hiding from the World - Freiya Benson; 8. Non-fiction - Max Guttman; 9. The Rents. - Silver; 10. Texting Back "I Love You Too" - Faith DaBrooke; 11. Expression of Love - Mick; 12. The Bends - Kaoru Sato; On Love - What we love; Part 5 - Self Love; 1. Introduction - Freiya Benson2. Love - Ryan; 3. Untitled (since it happened) - Benjamin; 4. Untitled - Roch; 5. As Eyes Blur Together - Ren Wilding; 6. Our Bodies Define Us - Freiya Benson; 7. Who I am - Sebastian Causton; 8. Smashing it - Sebastian Causton; 9. Remember - Sebastian Causton; 10. Love - Kaylie Ackerman; 11. in west Philadelphia - Lawrence Lorraine Mullen; 12. The Body Subversive - Eris Young; 13. Palaver - So Mayer; 14. Detransition: A Love Story - Evelyn Deshane; On Love - The Past and Future of Love; Part 6 - Love, and all of us - Freiya Benson; Acknowledgements; Author Biographies; Further Resources and Reading; Notes and references
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers How to Understand Your Gender: A Practical Guide
Book Synopsis'Excellent' KATE BORNSTEIN'The compassionate, accessible manual the world has been waiting for' LAURIE PENNYHave you ever questioned your own gender identity? Do you know somebody who is transgender or who identifies as non-binary? Do you ever feel confused when people talk about gender diversity?This down-to-earth guide is for anybody who wants to know more about gender, from its biology, history and sociology, to how it plays a role in our relationships and interactions with family, friends, partners and strangers. It looks at practical ways people can express their own gender, and will help you to understand people whose gender might be different from your own. With activities and points for reflection throughout, this book will help people of all genders engage with gender diversity and explore the ideas in the book in relation to their own lived experiences.Trade ReviewWherever you are on your gender adventure, this book will be helpful to you. Beyond the headlines, gender is a personal journey - and for anyone struggling to find their way, this is the compassionate, accessible manual the world has been waiting for. -- Laurie Penny, journalist, activist and author of Unspeakable ThingsThe authors have made adequate time for Indigenous and Two Spirit identities and people. Talking about decolonizing the gender narrative in a way that traces back to the very roots of the first peoples in a place is something that is crucial in providing understanding, but is often ignored or overlooked. Hands down, I will recommend this book for anybody looking to learn more about gender and sexuality. It's an amazing resource for ALL, regardless of identity, experience or knowledge. I fell head over heels with this book, and I can't wait to shout it from the rooftops! -- Katrina Werchouski, Director of Indigenous Cultures Center, Northland CollegeIf you want to finally discard the narrow confines of gender and sexuality and explore the vast landscapes of gender and sexual imagination, this is your book! -- Jayashree George, Lecturer, School of the Art Institute of ChicagoHow to Understand Your Gender is a thoughtful, intersectional, embodied invitation to reflect on gender. It has something to offer to readers at every stage of their gender journey, and is a valuable tool for educators and clinicians. -- Zena Sharman, PhD, editor of The Remedy: Queer and Trans Voices on Health and Health Care and Persistence: All Ways Butch and FemmeFor anyone who's ever wished they had a smart, kind, friend with whom they could calmly and safely discuss gender issues: this most excellent book is that kind of friend. -- Kate Bornstein, author of Gender OutlawAs a trans masculine person [...] I identified with so much, over and over again. Not only did this validate my own journey but it offered me access to the joys and difficulties of others and I felt less alone. This book will travel with me, it's not a one off read, but a guide I can dip in and out of whenever I feel the need. -- Wenn Lawson, author of Transitioning TogetherHow to Understand Your Gender is a practical entry level guidebook for people who wish to challenge gender binarism, and should contribute to binarism's ongoing evolution. -- Jane Haile * New York Journal of Books *Table of ContentsForeword. Introduction. 1. What is gender? 2. How the world sees gender. 3. Your gender background. 4. Your current experience of gender. 5. Identifying and living your gender. 6. Gender, relationships and sexuality. 7. Gender pioneers and gender warriors. Conclusions. Further support. Acknowledgements.
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers Written on the Body: Letters from Trans and
Book SynopsisLambda Literary Award Finalist - LGBTQ AnthologyWritten by and for trans and non-binary survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, Written on the Body offers support, guidance and hope for those who struggle to find safety at home, in the body, and other unwelcoming places. This collection of letters written to body parts weaves together narratives of gender, identity, and abuse. It is the coming together of those who have been fragmented and often met with disbelief. The book holds the concerns and truths that many trans people share while offering space for dialogue and reclamation. Written with intelligence and intimacy, this book is for those who have found power in re-shaping their bodies, families, and lives.Trade ReviewAs trans and non-binary folks, we are often discouraged from advocating for our own bodies, as if we do not know what is best for ourselves. This anthology is filled with such tenderness, resilience and vulnerability; a beautiful love letter to queerness, to otherness, to the power of reclaiming our bodies as our own. -- Emmett J. Lundberg, Writer & Filmmaker, Creator of Brothers the seriesIt's rare that something can both break your heart and renew your spirit. My heart empathetically broke from the rawness and intimacy these pages hold. As I finished I was left feeling inspired and awestruck at the power of queer people - not just to endure but to use our experiences as a tool to empower others, like these words certainly will. -- Karmilla Pillay-Siokos, Director of Slutwalk JohannesburgThis work is prayer. It is finding family, clarity and yourself in every page. It is a deep breath. Each story takes you closer to understanding what self-love is and how long the paths to ourselves can be. I am so grateful for this book and to each author that blessed its pages. -- Be Steadwell, Queer Pop Musician and FilmmakerWe are living in a pivotal moment of courage for survivors of sexual abuse to speak out. We see a massive ground swelling of survivors, unified by their stories, speaking up and saying #metoo. This timely collection is no different; it amplifies the voices of those trans and gender non-conforming people forced into silence because of identity shaming. The courage and bravery shared by these silence breakers becomes an invitation for us to become an ally in the work, to untie our bound hands, to lift our fists in unison, to tear the tape off our mouths, to reclaim our lives, and say in unison, #neveragain. -- sj Miller, author of Teaching, Affirming, and Recognizing Trans and Gender Creative Youth, series co-editor, Social Justice Across Contexts in Education, series co-editor, Queering Teacher Education Across ContextsBecoming your self is the most daring act you will undertake in your lifetime. In some ways it's a bigger deal than being born, because it requires courage, determination, vision and a body that is your own. Written on the Body shows us how beautifully it's being done in the 21st Century and reminds us that the business of becoming your authentic self is never finished -- James Lecesne, co-founder of The Trevor ProjectAs a storytelling organization we are encouraged by projects like Written on the Body. This anthology is in the vanguard of a growing body of storytelling rooted in transgender and non-binary experiences. The acts of writing, reading and sharing these stories has the capacity to build empathy, to heal and to empower more individuals to share their stories as well. -- Nathan Manske, Founder of I'm From DriftwoodWritten on the Body speaks to me as I'm sure it will other readers. It is gives voice and sheds light on a very important subject. One that isn't spoken about very much. Trans and Gender Non-Conforming bodies. People just want us to hide our bodies and not address them. We get this message from the time that we're children and it stays with us. For some of us, it never goes away. These wonderful stories share real life experiences. Experiences that people like me never thought we would be able to share. The shame and humiliation around our own bodies. Hiding and pretending. The assaults, rape and abuse we suffer at the hands of others. Sometimes thinking we deserve this treatment because we don't fit in. Feeling voiceless and powerless. Living our lives for everyone else except ourselves, until we cannot take it anymore. Written on the Body helps break this silence around trans and gender non-conforming people. It helps to empower us and educate others. It's an excellent read and resource, and just good for the soul! -- Kylar Broadus, Founder of Trans People of Color Coalition (TPOCC), Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF)I am humbled by this collection of letters. The authors of this collection are at times unflinching, proud, triumphant, and brutally honest in their truths. Each letter is utterly personal, engaging with the text in this format draws the reader close inside quickly and I enjoyed this process immensely. Reading these letters, and the depths of what is shared within this book, I was struck with the same ideas, truths, and lived experiences that trans people have shared with me after watching FREE CeCe! Everywhere we went with the film. I am glad to see these voices lifted in such an indelible way here. -- Jac Gares, Filmmaker, Producer of FREE CeCeWritten on the Body beautifully paints the picture of what happens to people of trans experience when it comes to sexual assault and violence. This book provides the opportunity to tell our stories on a way that is our own, because these are our experiences. It is a way for us to find some type of healing, to find comfort and to provide some type of hope to many of us who are still dealing with these difficult issues. -- Bamby Salcedo, President & CEO of The TransLatin@ CoalitionWritten on the Body is a much needed story of violence against transgender and gender nonconforming people that is deeply needed. Not just for the community, but for everyone who wishes to understand the violence that trans people are facing. It's a story for us, by us and this is the space where voices are needed most. Thank you for bring together so many narratives and creating a space for voices to be heard in a world that does not validate the experiences of trans folk. -- KT Richardson, Sexual and Domestic Violence Prevention WorkerWritten on the Body is a bold exploration of pain--and of discovery. These letters are courageous and illuminating, directly facing the nuanced hurt of violence and of loss. A powerful and touching chorus of honest voices! -- Aspen Matis, Co-Founder of The Human Network and author of Girl in the WoodsWritten on the Body is one of the most honest and intimate portrayals of the emotional landscapes of survivors of sexual violence. This collection of writing is truths building history, a witness to pain, a friend to let you know that you are not alone. The harmony of these trans and non-binary voices that have been silenced for so long invite you to listen. Cathartic Honest Intimate Free Histories Surender Defense Wisdom Pain Gentle -- Mitra Kaboli Senior Producer of The HeartTable of ContentsDear You. We Are In This Together by Dean Spade. Forward by Nyala Moon. Dear You by Alex Valdes and Lexie Bean. The Body. The Letters. Note To Self. Sincerely by Sawyer DeVuyst. PS. PPS, An Afterward by Lexie Bean. Guide for Professionals and Mentors by Ieshai Bailey. Letter Writers on their Letter Writing Experience. Mailbox: Contributors. Acknowledgements. Resource List. Further Reading
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Atlantic Books Equal Power: Gender Equality and How to Achieve
Book SynopsisShortlisted for the 2018 Parliamentary Book Awards (Best Memoir by a Parliamentarian)Why does power remain concentrated in the hands of men?And why do the problems of sexism sometimes feel just too big to solve?In this passionate call to arms, leader of the Liberal Democrats and former Government Minister for Women Jo Swinson outlines the steps we can all take, large and small, to make our businesses, politics and culture truly gender equal. With clear and uncompromising analysis, Swinson shows the stark extent of the inequality around us, arguing that everyone - from students to CEOs - can work together to create a world of Equal Power.Trade ReviewProvides clear-eyed analysis of the challenges facing women * Sunday Business Post *I loved this book... Inspiring... There is something for everyone. -- Cath Sell * Nudge *In the wake of #MeToo and #TimesUp this book is what we need to arm ourselves to make the final push for equality. Real and tangible equality is possible but we need to work together to achieve it and we all need to read this book. -- Nimco AliI love this book. Everyone should read it, particularly future generations and those who see themselves as architects of new solutions. We must all acknowledge our absorption of inequality to gain clarity, not just about gender bias, but the bigger picture of marginalization and under-representation as a whole. -- Professor Caryn Franklin MBE
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University of Wales Press Uncanny Youth: Childhood, the Gothic, and the
Book SynopsisWithin the Euro-American literary tradition, Gothic stories of childhood and adolescence have often served as a tool for cultural propaganda, advancing colonialist, white supremacist and patriarchal ideologies. This book turns our attention to modern and contemporary Gothic texts by hemispheric American writers who have refigured uncanny youth in ways that invert these cultural scripts. In the hands of authors ranging from Octavio Paz and Maryse Conde to N. Scott Momaday and Carmen Maria Machado, Gothic conventions become a means of critiquing pathological structures of power in the space of the Americas. As fictional children and adolescents confront persisting colonial and neo-imperialist architectures, grapple with the everyday ramifications of white supremacist thinking, navigate rigged systems of socioeconomic power, and attempt to frustrate patterns of gendered, anti-queer violence, the uncanny and the nightmarish in their lives force readers to reckon affectively as well as intellectually with these intersecting forms of injustice.Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1 - Haunted Perennial Girlhoods Chapter 2 - Cursed Pregnancies and Uncanny Children Chapter 3 - Gothic Boyhoods and Adult Betrayals Chapter 4 - The Teen Girls Aren't Alright Chapter 5 - Writing Gothic Scenes for Kids Conclusion - Resistance, Resilience, and the Gothic Happy Ending
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Love Falls On Us: A Story of American Ideas and
Book SynopsisIn 2009 Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill became a top global news story. Two years later Hillary Clinton declared “Gay rights are human rights and human rights are gay rights,” but still today there is little consensus on how to advance those rights beyond the U.S. and Europe. The fact is that international LGBT activism and allies have created winners and losers. In Africa those who easily identify with the identities of the global movement find support, funding and care. Those whose sexualities don’t align so neatly don’t. In this faithful and moving investigation, award winning journalist Robbie Corey-Boulet shows that LGBT liberation does not look the same in Africa as it does in the United States or Europe. At a time when there is a groundswell of interest in LGBT life in Africa and attempts at reversing LGBT rights across much of the ‘developed’ world Corey-Boulet lays bare past failures. To the extent that there exists a right way to engage on LGBT issues in Africa—and, indeed, worldwide—Love Falls on Us is for those looking to learn what it is.Trade ReviewAt last, a book with fresh reporting and nuanced insight on the LGBT community in Africa. Corey-Boulet launches the reader into the fight for the rights of queer Africans, with thoughtful attention to the global and local dynamics of activism across cultures. Even better, he gives us more stories of ordinary African lives, animating them with context and charm. This is an important book. * Dayo Olopade, author of The Bright Continent: Breaking Rules and Making Change in Modern Africa *In Africa, gay rights – like most other human rights – exist in a tenuous state, merely tolerated in the best of times, violently repressed in the worst. But beneath the surface, gay lives go on, and unique forms of gay culture thrive even in hostile environments, as Robbie Corey-Boulet writes in this vivid and important book. Their voices are heard in Loves Falls on Us, loudly and irreverently, revealing surprising truths about Africa – and the people who misjudge it from afar. * Andrew Rice, author of The Teeth May Smile But the Heart Does Not Forget *Corey-Boulet offers a rare insight into the lives of queer men and women in three African countries. These moving life stories defy stereotypes of African queer people as passive victims in need of liberation, and show how the geopolitics of LGBTQ rights can inadvertently harm the very people they aim to help. Crafted by a gifted and sensitive writer, Love Falls On Us is a landmark of journalism that illuminates the deep story behind a sensationalistic issue drawing on both long-term investigative journalism and social studies. It will be essential reading for those involved in the global fight to combat homophobia but also to human rights activists, postcolonial scholars, and students of contemporary Africa. * Professor Vinh-Kim Nguyen, Department of Anthropology, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies *Love Falls on Us offers moving accounts of LGBT Africans’ lives and loves, while demystifying the complexity of gender and sexual diversity politics on the continent. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in LGBT rights and activism. * Ashley Currier, author of Politicizing Sex in Contemporary Africa and Out in Africa *This book provides a gripping portrait of queer life in West Africa, and an intimate insight into the resilience, courage and creativity of those who are marginalized, not only by societal norms of gender and sexuality, but also by global narratives of LGBT rights. * Adriaan Van Klinken, Associate Professor of Religion and African Studies, University of Leeds *Robbie is a meticulous researcher with an unparalleled knowledge of LGBT rights in Africa, a deep connection with local activists, and an understanding of the complex relationship between well-intended outside human rights groups and the local activist community. * Corinne Dufka, Human Rights Watch, Associate Director, West Africa *Explores with nuance and sophistication the paradoxical effects of transnational LGBT rights activism. * Graeme Reid, LGBT Programme Director, Human Rights Watch *Robbie is a meticulous researcher with an unparalleled knowledge of LGBT rights in Africa, a deep connection with local activists, and an understanding of the complex relationship between well-intended outside human rights groups and the local activist community. * Corinne Dufka, Human Rights Watch, Associate Director, West Africa *“Love Falls on Us” deepens our understanding of these lives beyond the persecution described in Western media. Corey-Boulet’s work more than rises to the challenge by elevating the extraordinary ordinariness of L.G.B.T.Q. Africans who are trying to live full, peaceful and free lives in the places they call home. * Uzodinma Iweala, The New York Times *Table of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: Cameroon 1. Indomitable Lions 2. Do No Harm 3. More Fear Than Joy 4. Human Rights Feeds on Horror 5. Love Falls On Us Part 2: Côte d’Ivoire 6. Here in the Realm of Art 7. L’Affaire pédophilie 8. A Life for Two 9. Winners and Losers 10. Brahima du jardin Part 3: Liberia 11. Everybody Will Carry Their Own Burden 12. Anti-Liberian, Anti-God 13. Let That Awareness Be Created 14. Grown Woman 15. Finding Our Own Champions
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC A Radical History of Development Studies:
Book SynopsisA Radical History of Development Studies traces the history of the subject from the late colonial period all the way through to contemporary focus on poverty reduction. In this now classic genealogy of development, the authors look at the contested evolution and roles of development institutions and explore changes in development discourses. Combining personal and institutional reflections with an examination of key themes, including gender and development, NGOs, and natural resource management, A Radical History of Development Studies challenges mainstream development theory and practice and highlights concealed, critical discourses that have been written out of conventional stories of development. The volume is intended to stimulate thinking on future directions for the discipline. It also provides an indispensable resource for students coming to grips with the historical continuities and divergences in the theory and practice of development.Trade ReviewOverall, it is a stimulating book ... very well documented, it facilitates a retracing of the history of the field and it also highlights how individuals involved had to continually rethink or revisit what they had been doing. * Development and Change *Provides a critical analysis of the history of international development...the contributors adopt a distinct radical perspective on the subject. * International Review of Social History *Table of Contents1. A Radical History of Development Studies: Individuals, Institutions and Ideologies - Uma Kothari 2. Great Promise, Hubris and Recovery: A Participant's History of Development Studies - John Harriss 3. From colonialism administration to development studies: a postcolonial critique of the history of development studies - Uma Kothari 4. Critical Reflections of a Development Nomad - Robert Chambers 5. Secret Diplomacy Uncovered: Research on the World Bank in the 1960s and 1980s - Teresa Hayter 6. Development Studies and the Marxists - Henry Bernstein 7. Journeying in Radical Development Studies: A Reflection on Thirty Years of Researching Pro-Poor Development - John Cameron 8. The Rise and Rise of Gender and Development - Ruth Pearson 9. Development Studies, Nature and Natural Resources: Changing Narratives and Discursive Practices - Phil Woodhouse and Admos Chimhowu 10. Individuals, Organisations and Public Action: Trajectories of the 'Non-Governmental' in Development Studies - David Lewis
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Emerald Publishing Limited Gender and the Violence(s) of War and Armed
Book SynopsisThe ebook edition of this title is Open Access, thanks to Knowledge Unlatched funding, and freely available to read online. Drawing on historical and contemporary case studies, Gender and the Violence(s) of War and Armed Conflict delves into visual as well as text-based materials to unpack gender-based violence(s) perpetrated and experienced by both genders within and beyond the conflict zone. Considering examples of old and new wars ranging from the Holocaust, the 1971 Liberation War in Bangladesh; and the armed conflicts in the DRC, Iraq, Syria and Darfur, this book uncovers sexualised, genocidal and reproductive violence against both genders. Crucially, the author showcases examples of male victimisation, and thus redresses gaps within the literature. In particular, as part of an original gendered analysis of the war on terror, Banwell unpacks women’s involvement in sexual violence against male prisoners at Abu Ghraib. By going beyond instances of interpersonal violence, and looking additionally at structural forms of gender-based violence, state violence, institutional violence and climate variability, this book broadens our understanding of both the causes and consequences of modern conflicts. Through her critique of gender essentialism, the author challenges gendered notions of who ‘is dangerous’ and who is ‘in danger’ during war/armed conflict. Eclectic in its approach, and multi-disciplinary in scope, Banwell’s text is illuminating reading for academics, students and professionals working with war-affected populations.Trade Review‘Banwell’s careful scholarship challenges well-worn orthodoxies about gender, sexual violence, war and the state. A much needed addition to contemporary feminist criminology.’ -- Jennifer Fleetwood, Senior Lecturer, Goldsmiths, University of London.‘Banwell’s book is truly imaginative. She draws on a wide range of interdisciplinary literature, constructs a framework that analyzes where and how gender is implicated in war and securitization. Taking a case study approach and adopting the assumptions of visual criminology, each chapter allows Banwell to demonstrate time and again her main arguments as well as the depth of her scholarship. This is a must read for students and academics alike. Chapter 1 ought to be on every undergraduate reading list for any criminological methods or theory course!’ -- Prof Jo Phoenix, The Open University‘Rather than asking who suffers more in armed conflicts, Banwell explores the unique ways women and men experience war. Noting that gender is often deployed to justify war: think men as valient and women as fragile beings in need of protection, she urges criminologists to study the “new” wars. She is particularly focused on ways that these wars often blur categories in ways that make girls and women uniquely vulnerable to gender based violence.’ -- Meda Chesney-Lind, University of Hawaii at ManoaTable of ContentsChapter 1.. Woman-as-nationChapter 2. Conflict-related sexual violence in the DRC. Chapter 3. Empire-building and coerced sexual activities in post-invasion/occupation Iraq Chapter 4. Structural violence against conflict-affected females in Syria. Chapter 5. War-on-terror femininity and the sexualized violence(s) at Abu Ghraib. Chapter 6. Glocalization masculinities and violence(s) against men and boys in Darfur
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers Growing Older as a Trans and/or Non-Binary
Book SynopsisDrawing on the experiences of older trans people and those transitioning later in life, this is a definitive guide to ageing as a trans and/or non-binary person. It covers the key health concerns and social issues affecting older trans people, including care homes, pensions, inheritance and funeral planning, as well as hormone use and physical changes, isolation and dementia. Kermode also provides guidance for professionals looking to better meet the needs of these individuals and highlights the important factors that need to be considered at an institutional level to provide the best care for people across the gender spectrum.Trade ReviewThis book is invaluable, not just for trans and non-binary people planning for their later years but also for non-trans professionals who work in social care with older adults. Jennie has a delightfully clear way of painting the whole life context and structural challenges facing trans people as they age. The book is especially invaluable for those whose lack of background experience might make it difficult to empathise or anticipate. -- Christine Burns MBE, Author and Transgender ActivistThis book is a fantastic practical resource for trans and non-binary people as well as all of us who want to better understand the experiences of trans elders, and step up our work as allies. In LGBT+ communities the experiences, insights and needs of our elders are too often pushed to one side, and Jennie's book is an important first step towards foregrounding the experience of trans and non-binary people as they grow older. -- Nancy Kelley, Chief Executive, StonewallA highly informative and very accessible guide that will provide much-needed guidance for trans and non-binary individuals in mid to later life and those professionals and service providers supporting older adults. Kermode has written a comprehensive volume that addresses key areas of planning across social, financial and medical life for older trans adults - this is a timely publication when there is so limited guidance and information available for trans people in older age. -- Dr Paul Willis, Senior lecturer in social work, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol.This book offers significant insights into the lives of our Trans elders and should be required reading for anyone working, supporting or providing services to an ageing LGBTQ+ population it's also a warm and encouraging book which enables us to look positively at the process of growing older successfully with a richness and life affirming sense of self. * GScene Magazine *Table of ContentsIntroduction Experiences of Being Trans or Non-Binary Changing Ideas About GenderGender - A Modern Understanding Transitioning Later in Life Age and Bodily Change Hormone Use and Ageing Retirement Planning Isolation in Later Life Trans and Non-Binary People who Need Care Gender, Transition and Dementia Wills and Funeral Planning What Older Trans People Have to Give Closing Notes
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers How to Understand Your Relationships
Book Synopsis''Profound and vulnerable. An essential gift for all of us that relate'' - Anne MauroWhat do we mean when we say ''relationship''?How do we separate our needs and desires from norms and expectations?How can we approach our relationships with mutuality, care and compassion?This down-to-earth guide is the ultimate companion for anybody who wants to examine their place in the world -- how we relate to ourselves, and others. With considerations of historical, cultural, and developmental contexts; explorations of relationship diversity as it manifests in queerness, the ace and aro spectrum, non-monogamy and neurodivergence ; and a look towards deeper, compassionate, interdependent ways to relate - this book will help people of all ages, backgrounds and identities explore their relational world.
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CABI Publishing Gender, Climate Change and Livelihoods:
Book SynopsisThis book applies a gendered lens to evaluate the dynamic linkages between climate change and livelihoods in developing countries. It examines how climate change affects women and men in distinct ways, and what the implications are for earning income and accessing the natural, social, economic, and political resources required to survive and thrive. The book's contributing authors analyze the gendered impact of climate change on different types of livelihoods, in distinct contexts, including urban and rural, and in diverse geographic locations, including Asia, Africa and the Caribbean. It focuses on understanding how public policies and power dynamics shape gendered vulnerabilities and impacts, how gender influences coping and adaptation mechanisms, and how civil society organizations incorporate gender into their climate advocacy strategies. This book: -Provides cutting-edge scholarship on an underrepresented area of climate change: the gendered impacts of climate change on livelihoods. -Covers a range of different types of livelihoods and geographic locations. -Involves contributors from a diverse array of cultural and scholarly backgrounds, bringing contrasting perspectives to the topic. This book is recommended for scholars, students, and practitioners who study or work in fields such as climate change, gender, livelihoods, public policy, economic development, and agriculture.Table of ContentsI: Introduction 1: An Introduction to Gender, Climate Change and Livelihoods II: Gendered livelihood vulnerabilities to climate change 2: A Gendered Approach to Understanding Climate Change Impacts: Lessons from a Coastal Region of Bangladesh 3: Understanding the Gendered Impact of Disasters on Women, Household Dynamics and Coping Strategies: A Case Study of Bangladesh 4: Gender, Weather Shocks and Food Security: Empirical Evidence from Uganda 5: Managing Livelihood in Displacement: The Politics of Land Ownership and Embodied Health and Well-being by Senior Women in Kenya 6: Seeing Through Water: Gender, Anxiety and Livelihoods in Large-scale Infrastructural Development in the Era of Climate Change 7: Caring for Corn and Beans: Reassessing Subsistence Agriculture and Climate Change 8: Climate Change, Livelihoods and Domestic Violence in Indonesia III: Addressing the gendered impacts of climate change on livelihoods 9: Gender and Climate-Smart Agriculture in Africa 10: Gender Differences in Awareness and Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture Practices in Bangladesh 11: Gender and Climate Change Adaptation in Livestock Production in Tunisia 12: The Nexus Between Climate Change, Migration and Gender 13: Gendered Livelihood Adjustments in the Context of Climate-Induced Disasters 14: Climate-Induced Migration, Women and Decision Making Power in the Agricultural Wage Sector in Saiss, Morocco 15: Bringing Women’s Livelihood and Care Perspectives into Climate Decision Making 16: Gender Mainstreaming in Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Bangladesh and Nepal IV: Conclusion 17: Conclusion: Final Thoughts and Future Directions
£91.58
Liverpool University Press Jacques Rivette and French New Wave Cinema:
Book SynopsisThis first comprehensive English collection of the interviews of Jacques Rivette (19282016) documents his career through chronology, filmography, bibliography, and image stills. A comprehensive introduction places this work in the wider context of twentieth-century social change. Rivettes films, like many of the works of the French New Wave, seem to have avoided the aging process entirely, remaining as playful, fresh, and quietly spectacular as the day they were made. Indeed, his body of work may be the most impressive of the French New Wave. Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974) has been recognized as possibly the best film to emerge from the post-New Wave era, even as Paris Belongs to Us (1961) is one of the best pictures to emerge from the New Wave itself. Rivette was hardly the most prolific director, however, and the length of his films has often counted against him. Nonetheless, his clinical, self-reflexive essays in film form reveal him as a cinematic purist whose commitment to the celluloid muse hardly diminished from the heady days of the early 1950s to the end of his career in 2009. Beyond inspiring the New Wave movement and continuing to reflect, and reflect on, its central tenets, Rivettes enduring contribution to the history of film is unquestionably evident in his sensitive treatment of the histories and destinies of women, especially through strong roles for actresses. During the six decades of his career, nonetheless, he struck a subtle balance not only between female and male characters, but also between political and personal obsession, between myth and fiction, between theater and cinema, in films that, in addition to having influenced such contemporary filmmakers as Claire Denis, Jim Jarmusch, Olivier Assayas, and David Lynch, continue to redefine the art of cinema around the world.Trade Review‘Rivette’s refusal to compromise with popular or commercial dictates, his determination to explore untrodden directorial paths, will perhaps always consign the bulk of his work to marginality; but as these interviews suggest, anyone with the patience to explore his output will discover creative angles and perceptions few other filmmakers can offer.’ Philip Kemp, Sight & Sound
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Berghahn Books Ӧmie Sex Affiliation: A Papuan Nature
Book Synopsis The practice of affiliating the female child with the mother and the male child with the father was considered a rare and inexplicable practice in Papua New Guinean ethnography at the time the original data was collected some forty years ago. Marta Rohatynskyj undertakes a shift in her analytical concepts of kinship studies to reveal the deep-seated disjuncture between female and male that this practice represents. The author argues that this practice is associated with a totemic/animistic ontology and has currency in a particular type of Melanesian society.Trade Review “It offers a unique contribution to the literature on Papua New Guinea societies. The ethnography was collected at a time when it was possible to engage with people who had witnessed and participated in complex rites which have lapsed or been replaced by recent introductions.” • James Leach, CNRSTable of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Notes on Text Introduction Chapter 1. Ӧmie Neighbors, Contact History, and the Ethnographic Encounter Chapter 2. Female and Male Persons in a Poly-Ontological World Chapter 3. Ӧmie Totemism Chapter 4. Myths, Metaphors and the Ujawe Chapter 5. Ӧmie Sex Affiliation: Comparisons and Instances Conclusion: Sex Affiliation in Papua New Guinean Ethnography Appendix Glossary References Index
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Archaeopress Diversity in Archaeology: Proceedings of the
Book SynopsisDiversity in Archaeology is the result of the fourth Cambridge Annual Student Archaeology Conference (CASA 4), held virtually from January 14–17, 2021. CASA developed out of the Annual Student Archaeology Conference, first held in 2013, which was formed by students at Cambridge, Oxford, Durham and York. In 2017, Cambridge became the home of the conference and the name was changed accordingly. The conference was developed to give students (from undergraduate to PhD candidates) in archaeology and related fields the chance to present their research to a broad audience. The theme for the 2020/2021 conference was Diversity in Archaeology which opened our conference to multiple interpretations, varied presentations and sundry perspectives from different regions of the world. This volume consists of 30 papers which were presented in 7 different sessions. The papers present a great variety in both geography and chronology and explore a wide range of topics such women’s voices in archaeological discourse; researching race and ethnicity across time; use of diversified science methods in Archaeology; critical ethnographic studies; diversity in the Archaeology of Death, heritage studies, archaeology of ‘scapes’ and more.
£61.75
Emerald Publishing Limited Effeminate Belonging
Book SynopsisRichard Vytniorgu compares how boys and men in Western and global majority contexts negotiate connections between homosexuality, effeminacy, and bottom identity and practice, and why conversations that re-connect sex role positionality and gender expression are important to gay men's sexual wellbeing and sense of belonging.
£42.75
Berghahn Books Sex Risk and Society
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Emerald Publishing Limited Gender Inequality and its Implications on
Book SynopsisGender inequality has wide-ranging and adverse implications for all of society. For this reason, the United Nations has made it a top priority to address this issue through the Sustainable Development Goals, which state that gender equality is not only a fundamental human right but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable world. Gender Inequality and its Implications on Education and Health explains the different implications of gender inequality and finds solutions to our most pressing issues. The authors of these collected studies show that though in various contexts around the globe, girls and women are discouraged and prevented from receiving quality education, proper health care, women empowerment and social justice, if this exclusion is eliminated it produces many additional socio-economic gains that benefit entire societies. Focusing largely on India to explore firstly the implications of gender inequality on education and health and then gender inequality and its implications to other SDGs, the chapters extend globally to analyse countries from Asia, Australia, Africa, and Europe. Raising awareness among stakeholders and institutions to recognise the importance of gender inequality throughout the world and its various implications – especially on education and health – Gender Inequality and its Implications on Education and Health provides strategies to achieve gender equality.Table of ContentsSection I. Implications of Gender Inequality on Education and Health Chapter 1. Adverse Child Sex Ratio in India: The Role of Women’s Agency An Empirical Analysis; Antara Bhattacharyya and Sushil Kr. Haldar Chapter 2. Do Government Expenditures on Education and Health Reduce Gender Inequality? The case of the Least Developed and Developing Countries; Gizem Kaya Aydin Chapter 3. Is there any relationship between gender inequality and nutrition? Experience from India; Kavitha Kasala, Rudra Prosad Roy, and Abhishek Das Chapter 4. Gender Discrimination in Education Expenditure in Public Primary School in Rural India among Religious Groups: An Oaxaca-Blinder Decomposition Analysis; Puja Biswas and Amit Kundu Chapter 5. Can gender inequality in school enrolment hinder the efficiency of education sector?; Sangita Choudhury and Arpita Ghose Chapter 6. Understanding Gender Through an Educational Construct; Manisha Subba Chapter 7. Gender inequality in India intertwined between education and employment; Dyuti Chatterjee and Pallabi Banerjee Chapter 8. A Critique of Gender Inequality: Study of Education and Health in North Bengal Region; Bishal Rai Chapter 9. Gender Bias in Child Deprivation: A Study in the context of West Bengal, India; Satyanarayan Kumbhakar and Pinaki Das Chapter 10. Is Dropout in Schools related to Gender and Birth Order?; Chayanika Mitra and Indrani Sengupta Chapter 11. Investigating the role of air quality and the nexus between female health status and their labour force participation rate: Evidence from rural India; Kaushiki Banerjee and Arpita Ghose Section II: Gender Inequality and its implications to Other SDGs Chapter 12. Only Development or Gender Norm? Explaining Gender Inequality in Emerging Market Economies; Amrita Chatterjee Chapter 13. Women Empowerment as A Key to Support Achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and Global Sustainable Development; Begum Sertyesilisik Chapter 14. Linkage Between Women Empowerment and Gender-Based Violence in India: Evidence from NFHS-5 Data; Susobhan Maiti, Tanushree Gupta, and Govind Singh Rajpal Chapter 15. Public Social Expenditures and Outcomes in Nigeria: A Look Through Gender Lens; Nkechinyere Rose Uwajumogu, Ebele Stella Nwokoye, Kingsley Chike Okoli, and Mgbodichimma K. Okoro Chapter 16. Equitable pathways for a Sustainable Future:The Case for Mainstreaming Gender across Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); Ananya Chakraborty and Sreerupa Sengupta Chapter 17. Sustainable Environment and Urbanization Policies to Enhance Gender Equality and Women Empowerment; Egemen Sertyesilisik Chapter 18. Understanding Gender, Poverty and Social Justice: A New Look from the Perspectives of Indian Experience; Asim K. Karmakar, Sebak K. Jana, and Sovik Mukherjee Chapter 19. Twitter imparting and reinforcing gendered based identities of the Aboriginal Australia women; Ali Saha Chapter 20. The Impact of Pandemic on the Female Unorganized Sector Workers: A Study in Rural Backdrop of West Bengal; Srimoyee Datta and Tarak Nath Sahu Chapter 21. A Gender Sustainable Development Index for Italian Regions; Marianna Bartiromo and Enrico Ivaldi Chapter 22. Association between Crime Against Women and Income Inequality: A Study on Indian States; Debarati Nandigrami and Ramesh Chandra Das Chapter 23. Gender Responsive Budgeting Approach to Combating Climate Change; Gamze Yıldız Şeren
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Anthem Press Analysing American Advice Books for Single
Book SynopsisThis intersectional study analyses the normative pressures placed on single mothers raising sons in contemporary parenting literature and how traditional ideas of masculinity and femininity are used to undermine the mothers. The study further connects the advice books to a cultural backlash against ideas of involved fatherhood' and caring masculinity'.
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Commonwealth Secretariat Women and the Teaching Profession: Exploring the Feminisation Debate
The debates on women and teaching have been wide ranging and, in some cases, contentious. They have included reviews of why the profession can become gender imbalanced in favour of women, the impacts of this on learning processes and student education, and the implications on women’s overall empowerment within society and the economy. Most of the research to date has concentrated on developed countries, such as the UK, Australia and Canada, where women have been a significant majority in the teaching workforce for decades. This study looks at how the teacher feminisation debate applies in developing countries. Drawing on the experiences of Dominica, Lesotho, Samoa, Sri Lanka and India, it provides a strong analytical understanding of the role of female teachers in the expansion of education systems, and the surrounding gender equality issues. Co-published with UNESCO.Review‘an important contribution to scholarship on women and the teaching profession, and indeed to the wider field of gender and education.’ * Gender & Development, Volume 20, Issue 2, 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13552074.2012.687230 *Table of ContentsForeword Tables and figures Acronyms and abbreviations PART ONE: MULTI-COUNTRY ANALYSIS 1. Introduction and Background Definitions and overview Women, teaching and the feminisation debate within the context of the education Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Education for All (EFA) Women, teaching and the feminisation debate within the context of broader gender equality Scope, methodology and how the report is structured 2. Reviewing the Literature ‘Feminisation’: layered understandings and focuses of research Teaching and the employment of women: historical patterns and trends Perspectives of teaching as a gendered profession Perspectives on the consequences of feminisation Feminisation of teaching through a broader gender equality lens 3. Statistical Trends in Selected Countries Background to the countries Access to education Varying trends in teacher feminisation – national and sub-national patterns in female representation Summary and conclusions 4. Debating the Trends and Issues Exploring the key issues Conclusions, recommendations and further research PART TWO: COUNTRY REPORTS 5. Dominica The Commonwealth of Dominica – background Education in Dominica Male and female teachers in Dominica Educational outcomes Dominica, women in teaching, and gender equality Qualitative and quantitative research at the school level Discussion and implications Recommendations 6. Lesotho Introduction and background Situational analysis on the feminisation of the teaching profession The field research Findings, conclusions and discussions Recommendations 7. India Overview – women in the teaching profession in India The policy framework which impacts female teacher recruitment Case study of Kerala – teaching profession feminised Case study of Rajasthan – low levels of female teachers Female teachers and their impacts on school quality and on gender and social equity 8. Samoa Introduction Education in Samoa Feminisation of teaching in Samoa: a statistical overview Possible factors responsible for transforming teaching into ‘women’s work’ Implications and assumptions Conclusions and recommendations 9. Sri Lanka Background: the status of women in Sri Lanka The education system Feminisation of the teaching profession in Sri Lanka: analysis of trends and patterns Factors for the transformation of teaching into ‘women’s work’ Discussion and conclusions: the feminisation of teaching and its relevance to gender dynamics in Sri Lankan society Bibliography
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Unzipping Gender: Sex, Cross-Dressing and Culture
Book SynopsisHow does culture shape notions of sexuality and gender? Why are transvestites in the West so often seen as deviant or perverse, while they are accepted in other societies? What are the implications for the categories of male and female when considering transvestism? Transvestism, and its cultural practice, is a useful lens through which we can view and thus debate models of sex, gender and sexuality. Drawing on primary fieldwork, Unzipping Gender offers a cross-cultural study of transvestism through an examination of transvestites in Britain and the Hijras of India. The author tackles the critical question of whether or not transvestism is motivated primarily by sex or gender, and she challenges the straightforward binary divide that dominates Western theories of gender. Taking into account the importance of material culture, she also pays close attention to the detail of dress and considers the artefactual nature of the construction of the self through clothing. Highlighting the differences between the two groups and drawing on further cross-cultural perspectives, Suthrell illustrates the social construction of sex and gender. She considers the roles that emotion, mythology, imagery and belief systems play in influencing ideas about sex and gender in different cultures. Since sex and gender must inevitably be intertwined, Suthrell argues for a more sophisticated response to the complex practice of transvestism. In order to gain a deeper understanding of sex and gender issues, it is imperative to examine the underlying social and symbolic structures. This unique study across cultures leads the way.Trade ReviewThis is excellent - a really instructive insight into an often overlooked but pervasive element of Indian culture made all the more resonant by a forgeign comparison. Veena Indian Arts Review Unzipping Gender is a 'good read' that makes a significant and epistemologically valuable contribution to the body of knowledge of (trans)gender and teh study of sexualities that will benefit students, academic scholars or indeed anyone else who reads Suthrell's work. Anne Beaumont-Vernon, Sexualities
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Policy Press Sex segregation and inequality in the modern
Book SynopsisThis book presents a novel interpretation of the nature, causes and consequences of sex inequality in the modern labour market. Employing a sophisticated new theoretical framework, and drawing on original fieldwork, the book develops a subtle account of the phenomenon of sex segregation and offers a major challenge to existing approaches. In an environment increasingly defined by attempts to converge and consolidate international policy objectives, an in-depth understanding of contemporary forms of inequality is vital to anyone interested in the effective translation of normative accounts of social justice into practical policy. Aimed at academics and advanced students working in social policy, sociology and political science, as well as policy makers, this book makes an important contribution to knowledge and debate in the field.Trade Reviewtestimonial quote"An exemplary case history of an exemplary institution. Examining the model policies of the BBC for equity and justice amongst its employees, Jude Browne asks if there is something larger than the best intentions and practices which continues to prevent these policies being realised between women and men. When everything is done to implement sex equality why cannot it be achieved? With this brilliant grasp of a varied theoretical framework and unique engagement of empirical material, this book is mandatory reading for all who want to change the future." Professor Juliet Mitchell, University of Cambridge, UK"Jude Browne has produced an important and exciting study of the sociology of modern Britain. In this meticulously researched and superbly conceived book, Browne examines the experience of sex segregation in the labour market employing original research from a study of the occupational structure of the BBC. Testing and discarding standard theories of gender inequalities, Browne argues convincingly that existing definitions and explanations of occupational sex segregation are inadequate as accounts of our empirical knowledge about enduring gender inequalities. She argues that extant policy and legal frameworks are poor responses to these entrenched inequalities and new ideas to understand core ideas about gender equality and gender justice. This valuable study will be required reading for students and scholars of modern British society and politics." Professor Desmond King, University of Oxford, UKTable of ContentsIntroduction; Explanations of occupational sex segregation; VOSS in the BBC; What the people say in the BBC; The 'herding effect'; The seduction of outcomes: concluding remarks
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Reaktion Books Dismembering the Male: Men™s Bodies, Britain and
Book SynopsisThat notions of femininity were seriously disrupted during the First World War has become obvious in recent years. But what happened to masculinity at the same time? Based on letters, diaries and oral histories, "Dismembering the Male" explores the impact of the 'war to end all wars' on the male body. Joanna Bourke argues convincingly that military experiences led to a greater sharing of gender identities between men of different classes and ages. She concludes that attempts to construct a new type of masculinity failed as the threat of another war, and with it the sacrifice of a new generation of men, intensified.Trade ReviewBourke evokes a real tenderness and understanding for the men who were pushed to breaking point and beyond ... in a book well illustrated with contemporary photographs and sketches from men's letters and diaries ... a fine work Times Higher Education Supplement cogent insights into wartime experience Independent on Sunday stunning The Observer
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University of KwaZulu-Natal Press Stories Of Fathers, Stories Of The Nation
Book SynopsisThis book explores representations of fathers in select South African novels published from the birth of apartheid to the post-transitional moment. Father figures in the texts reflect political and social climates in South Africa – at different times representing the oppressive apartheid government, righteous and authoritative liberation leaders and the unfulfilled promise of a democratic South Africa. Grant Andrews examines how father characters are linked to storytelling; they narrate the lives of their children and their patriarchal power is constituted through narratives. He features authors such as Alan Paton, Nadine Gordimer, J.M. Coetzee, Zakes Mda, K. Sello Duiker, Mark Behr, Zoë Wicomb, Lisa Fugard and Zukiswa Wanner.Stories of Fathers, Stories of the Nation also investigates how fatherhoods are being reimagined in light of shifting discourses of gender and identity. More recent novels have deconstructed the father figure and his paternal narrative power, representing conflicts around racial identity, sexuality, legacy and how the sins of the father are visited on his children.
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Auckland University Press I Am in Bed with You
Book SynopsisI am in bed with you. The room varies. But I'm always on the left. I am pulling the pieces of myself into myself. In the winter I left myself behind in the 90s. I'm coming back now. You can see the light touching me. I can see layers of tissue finally making a body. And once I have a body I have a head. And in my head are these thoughts. -From 'I am in bed with you' Playful and fluid but completely serious, Emma Barnes's surreal phantasmagoria I Am in Bed with You leads us through the very personal worlds of sex, gender and the body. Barnes cracks jokes, makes us uncomfortable, shows us a little tenderness, leaves a lot unsaid and does it all with language that provokes and confounds. 'I'm a mentally ill, / married, chronically ill, queer woman with two feet underground', the author reveals. 'I birth Sigourney Weaver's android baby', they tell us next. This collection is personal and fantastical, funny and excruciating. It's poetry in the process of unravelling most of what you thought you knew.Trade Review'I Am in Bed with You signals the arrival of an extraordinary talent. Not only does Emma Barnes have the brainpower to interrogate notions of personal identity and interconnection incisively as we enter the 2020s but the sense of humour to see the comedy in our conundra and the emotional range to grasp the heartbreak in our yearnings, conflicts and confusions. Packed with quotable bons mots, quirky observations, agony aunt tips, enigmas and apophthegms, this is a book that rewards frequent re-reading.' -- Iain Sharp; 'From the first line of 'This is a creation myth', this work is stubbornly brave. Barnes stomps with bright boots over the territory of motherhood, womanhood, gender, and - unquestionably and timelessly - Sigourney Weaver. Everything is new and a little bit disgusting.' -- Sophie van Waardenberg
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Persephone Books Ltd The Call
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University of Westminster Press Collaborative Production in the Creative
Book SynopsisIn recent years research into creative labour and cultural work has usually addressed the politics of production in these fields, but the sociotechnical and aesthetic dimensions of collaborative creative work have been somewhat overlooked. This book aims to address this gap. Through case studies that range from TV showrunning to independent publishing, from the film industry to social media platforms such as Tumblr and Wattpad, this collection develops a critical understanding of the integral role collaboration plays in contemporary media and culture. It draws attention to diverse kinds of creative collaboration afforded via the intermediation of digital platforms and networked publics. It considers how these are incorporated into emergent market paradigms and investigates the complicated forms of subjectivity that develop as a consequence. But it also acknowledges historical continuities, not least in terms of the continued exploitation of support personnel' and of resulting artistic conflicts but also of alternative models that resist the precarious nature of contemporary cultural work. Finally, this volume attempts to situate creative collaboration in broader social and economic contexts, where the experience and outcomes of such work have proved more problematic than the rich potential of their promise would lead us to expect. The Editors: James Graham is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries, Middlesex University, London. Alessandro Gandini is Lecturer in Digital Media Management and Innovation in the Department of Digital Humanities, Kings College, London.
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Prodinnova Théorie des quatre mouvements
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Feminism and the Western in Film and Television
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Gender and Choice after Socialism
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Darkness Calls: A Critical Investigation of Neo-Noir
Book SynopsisThis book examines the contrasting forms neo-noir has taken on screen, asking what prompts our continued interest in tales of criminality and moral uncertainty. Neo-noir plots are both familiar and diverse, found in a host of media formats today, and now span the globe. Yet despite its apparent prevalence—and increased academic attention—many core questions remain unanswered. What has propelled noir’s appeal, half a century on after its supposed decline? What has led film-makers and series-creators to rework given tropes? What debates continue to divide critics? And why are we, as viewers, so drawn to stories that often show us at our worst? Referencing a range of films and series, citing critical work in the field—while also challenging many of the assumptions made—this book sets out to advance our understanding of a subject that has fascinated audiences and academics alike. Theories relating to gender identity and neo-noir’s tricky generic status are discussed, together with an evaluation of differing comic inflections and socio-political concerns, concluding that, although neo-noir is capable of being both progressive and reactionary, it also mobilises potentially radical questions about who we are and what we might be capable of.Table of Contents1. Introduction: in pursuit of the neo-noir.- 2. Crime, corruption and social critique: a thematic overview of noir.- 3. Conflict and crisis: masculinity and noir.- 4. Fear and fantasy: women in noir.- 5. Noir by any other name?: generic confusion and diffusion.- 6. A lighter shade of noir: differing uses of comedy.- 7. Fatalism vs free will: nihilism and noir.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG The Interruption of Heteronormativity in Higher Education: Critical Queer Pedagogies
Book SynopsisThis book examines how heteronormativity in higher education can be interrupted and resisted. Located within the theoretical framework of queer and critical pedagogy and based on extensive empirical research, the author explores the dynamics of heteronormativity and its interruption on professional courses in a range of higher education institutions. Reactions to attempt to interrupt it were nuanced: while strategies of contested engagement, avoidance and retreat were expressed, heterosexualities were largely un-examined and un-articulated. ‘Coming out’ needs to be a pedagogical act, carried out concurrently with the interruptions of other social constructions and binary oppositions. The author calls for co-created and co-held meta-reflexive and liminal spaces that emphasise inter-subjectivity, encounters, and working in the moment. These spaces must de-construct and reconstruct pedagogical power and knowledge to promote collective intersubjective consciousnesses, and widen the vision of the reflective practitioner to that of the pedagogical practitioner. This pioneering book is a call to action to all those concerned with interrupting and problematising presumed binary categories of sexuality within the heterosexual matrix.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction: Heteronormativity and its interruptions in universities: 'to teach is to be watched'SECTION I: Framework and contextChapter 2. Heteronormativity in Higher Education: Terminology, Context and Empirical WorkChapter 3. Pedagogic framework for interrupting heteronormativityChapter 4. Theoretical framework and key conceptsSECTION II. Dynamics of heteronormativity within educational settingsChapter 5. A Case Study of Institutional Heteronormativity in Higher Education InstitutionsChapter 6. Dynamics of inter-subjective heteronormativity amongst students in higher educationChapter 7. The absent majority? Constructions of heterosexuality within educational settingsChapter 8. The present minority: Homonormativity within educational settingsSECTION III. Interrupting heteronormativity and constructing transgressive and transformative sexualitiesChapter 9. Coming out: the personal, the political and the pedagogicChapter 10. The coming out imperative: self-revelation as pedagogyChapter 11. Transgressive sexualities and public pedagogiesChapter 12. A whole course intersectional team approach to interrupting heteronormativityChapter 13. Educating the Pedagogical Practitioner: The Liminal Spaces of a Queer and Critical PedagogyChapter 14. Conclusion: Interrupting Heteronormativity in Higher Education—Next Steps
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Gender Equality in Politics: Implementing Party Quotas in Germany and Austria
Book SynopsisThis book provides a timely and unique contribution to current debates on how effectively voluntary party quotas address the persistent underrepresentation of women in legislatures. Using a most similar case design and a mixed-methods approach, the authors draw attention to the ways in which electoral systems and party regulations interface with voluntary party quotas in Germany and Austria. All quota parties in these countries support the goal of equal participation of women and men in elected office, and quotas are presented as a means to precisely that end. In order to assess parties’ commitment to their declared goals, and the effectiveness of quotas, the book introduces the concept of the post-quota gender gap and defines it as the difference between a party’s adopted quota and the actual share of women in legislative bodies at the national and regional level. Complementing the existing literature on recruitment and socio-cultural legacies, the authors argue that the problem of voluntary party quotas lies at the intersection of party quota design and electoral law. Either parties need to design quotas that actually work within a given electoral system, or we need legislative action geared toward advancing parity not just in candidate selection, but in the composition of legislatures. The book draws on gendered candidate and election data, on the party statutes of federal and state-level party organizations, and on interviews with party officials and party women’s organizations. Table of ContentsIntroducing the Cross-National Comparison of Quotas.- Contextualizing Quotas: The Political Systems of Germany and Austria.- The History of Electoral Gender Quotas.- The Post-Quota Gender Gap: Standard Explanations.- Institutional Quota Roadblocks on the Federal Level.- Institutional Quota Roadblocks on the Land Level.- Conclusion: The Long Road to Parity in Politics.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Women and the Challenge of STEM Professions:
Book SynopsisThis timely volume identifies factors that impede the success of women in STEM professions and demonstrates the negative impact of sexual harassment on women’s physical health, mental health, and job performance. Focusing specifically on the narratives of women in higher education, the authors illuminate the structural and systemic barriers facing women working as graduate students, faculty, and administrators. Drawing on insights from the #metoo and #timesup movements as well as the Brett Kavanaugh Senate hearings, this book: Provides real-life narratives as clarifying examples Validates the experiences of women struggling to negotiate the STEM workplace Recommends specific helpful practices for both women and employers .This book will be a valuable resource for those in academia and the workplace, and serve as an illuminating of women's experience generally.Table of ContentsPreface.- Chapter 1: The Landscape for Women in the Sciences: Persistence Amidst Societal and Institutional Barriers.- Chapter 2: Feminist Psychology and Sociocultural Precipitants to Women’s Leadership.- Chapter 3. Organizational Culture and Climate: Historic Systemic Barriers for Women.- Chapter 3. Organizational Culture and Climate: Historic Systemic Barriers for Women.- Chapter 5: “Because you can’t do it on your own”: The Role of Support.- Chapter 5: “Because you can’t do it on your own”: The Role of Support.- Chapter 7: “Be Strong!” The Role of Self-Advocacy.- Chapter 8: Navigating “Mars:” Resisting Structural Barriers in Academia.- Chapter 9: Discussion of Findings.- Chapter 10: Recommendations and Commitments for Retaining STEM Women in the Academy.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Sex- and Gender-Based Analysis in Public Health
Book SynopsisThis book is the first to focus on sex- and gender-based analysis (SGBA) in public health, addressing the dearth of thinking, practice, and publication on SGBA and public health. The Canadian government is a global leader in seeking gender equity and mandating SGBA in federal initiatives, programs, and policies, continuing to advocate for the uptake of SGBA. However, there is differential uptake of SGBA in many fields, and public health is lagging behind. This book analyses the movement toward SGBA in Canada and internationally, highlighting some key examples of public health concern such as HIV/AIDS and tobacco use.An international group of experts in the fields of SGBA, public health, program evaluation, policy development, and research comprise the authorship of the book. Collectively, the team of authors and editors have deep expertise in SGBA and public health nationally and internationally and have published widely in the SGBA literature.Topics explored among the chapters – organized under three thematic content areas: the SGBA terrain in public health, illustrative examples from the field, and the implications of SGBA in public health – include: Sex- and Gender-Based Analyses and Advancing Population Health Beyond “Women’s Cancers”: Sex and Gender in Cancer Health and Care Women, Alcohol and the Public Health Response – Moving Forward from Avoidance, Inattention and Inaction to Gender-Based Design Understanding Pandemics Through a Sex- and Gender-Based Analysis Plus (SGBA+) Lens Sex- and Gender-Based Analysis and the Social Determinants of Health: Public Health, Human Rights and Incarcerated Youth Gender-Transformative Public Health Approaches Sex- and Gender-Based Analysis in Public Health is an important text for graduate-level students and trainees as well as public health practitioners in a variety of disciplines such as health promotion, nursing, health administration, public administration, sociology, political science, gender and women’s studies. The book also is an essential resource for specialists in public health policy, programming, research, and evaluation.Table of ContentsForeword: Veronica MagarChapter 1: Introduction: Sex- and Gender-Based Analysis (SGBA) and Public HealthPart I: The SGBA TerrainChapter 2: Missing in Action: Sex- and Gender-Based Analysis in Public Health Chapter 3: Sex- and Gender-Based Analyses and Advancing Population HealthPart II: SGBA MattersChapter 4: HIV Prevention and the Need for Gender-Transformative ApproachesChapter 5: Tobacco Blinders: How Tobacco Control Remained Generic for Far Too LongChapter 6: Beyond “Women’s Cancers”: Sex and Gender in Cancer Health and CareChapter 7: Tuberculosis and the Relevance of Sex- and Gender-Based AnalysisChapter 8: Women, Alcohol and the Public Health Response – Moving Forward from Avoidance, Inattention and Inaction to Gender-Based DesignChapter 9: Sexual Health PromotionChapter 10: Understanding Pandemics Through a Sex- and Gender-Based Analysis Plus (SGBA+) Lens Part III: The Responsibilities of Public HealthChapter 11: Sex- and Gender-Based Analysis and the Social Determinants of Health: Public Health, Human Rights and Incarcerated Youth Chapter 12: Gender-Transformative Public Health ApproachesChapter 13: Translation, Implementation, and Engagement
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Feminist and LGBTI+ Activism across Russia,
Book SynopsisWhat do struggles for women’s and LGBTI+ rights in Russia, Turkey and the Scandinavian countries have in common? And what can actors who struggle for rights and justice in these contexts learn from each other? Based on a multisited ethnography of feminist and LGBTI+ activisms across Russia, Turkey and the Scandinavian countries, this Open Access book explores transnational struggles on various levels, from the micro-scale of the everyday to large-scale, spectacular events. Drawing on ethnographic insights and encounters from various sites, this book conceptualizes resistance as situated in the grey zone between barely perceptible, even hidden or covert, forms of mundane activist practices and highly visible street protests, gathering large crowds. Taking the reader beyond the dichotomies of visible/invisible and public/private, this book advances new understandings of resistance, solidarity, and activism in transnationalizing feminist and queer struggles, illustrated by rich ethnographic case studies from Russia, Scandinavia and Turkey.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Transnational spaces of resistance.- Transforming conditions of feminist and LGBTI+ activism.- Solidarities across. Borders, belongings, movements.- Spaces of appearance and the right to appear. Transnational aspects of March 8 in local bodily assemblies.- Conclusion.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG The Male Body in Representation: Returning to
Book SynopsisThis international and multidisciplinary volume focuses on the male body and constructions of gender in a variety of cultural productions and formats. Locating the subject matter in relevant theoretical fields, it looks at representations of male bodies in various contexts through paranoid and reparative lenses. Organized into four major sections, the contributions assembled in this book feature engaging readings of ‘non/conforming bodies’, ‘fashionable bodies’, ‘passing bodies’, and ‘pioneering bodies’ that to different degrees foreground their critical and creative potentials. In its full scope, the book acknowledges the plurality of gendered experiences and the diversity of male bodies. The Male Body in Representation: Returning to Matter adds to Cultural Studies scholarship interested in the body and gender in general and contributes to the fields of Masculinity and Body Studies in particular.Table of Contents1. Returning to Matter: Critical Perspectives on Representations of the Male Body.- 2. Brother to Brother: A Rereading of Black Masculinities in Embodied Performance.- 3. ‘You’re a Real Man After All’: Fashioning the Male Physique in Twentieth-Century Boxing and Wrestling Magazines.- 4. Basil Dearden’s Violent Playground (1958): Masculinity, Class, and Sentimental Politics.- 5. Refashioning the Male Body: Contemporary Media Representations of the Spornosexual and the Waif.- 6. English Dandies and French Lions: Policing the Male Body in Popular Print and Visual Culture between 1815 and 1848.- 7. Stiliagi Masculinity and the Re-Fashioning of the Male Body in the Soviet Union (1948–1958).- 8. Claiming the Flâneur’s Body: Cross-Dressing Women, Autobiographical Self-Fashioning, and the Pleasures of Passing and Not Passing as a Man on the Street.- 9. Jake and Ellen in Transition: On Clarissa Sligh’s Mutable Bodies.- 10. “A Most Unlikely Hero”: Disability, Masculinity, and Sexuality in Harlequin Superromance Novels.- 11. Of Cyborgs, Aliens, and Tricksters: Posthumanist Perspectives on the Male Body in Caribbean Speculative Literature.- 12. Fashionable Men in Skin-Tight Pants: Shifts in Body Images and Concepts of Masculinity in the History of Men’s Legwear.- 13. “Isn’t it pretty to think so?” – Disability and the Queering of Masculinity in Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises and D.H. Lawrence’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover.- 14. Rereading the Male Body: The Cultural Power of Representation.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Interdisciplinary and Global Perspectives on
Book SynopsisThis edited collection interrogates how social and cultural representations of individuals with intersex variations impact how they are understood and treated from legal and medical perspectives across the world. Contributors consider how novelists, filmmakers, artists, and medical professionals have represented people with intersex variations, and highlight the importance of ethical representation and autonomy to encourage wider cultural and medical knowledge of intersex variations as a naturally occurring phenomenon. The text also examines the ways in which individuals with intersex variations are represented and viewed in India, Italy, Pakistan and Israel, as well as how this impacts decision making for the individuals, families and medical providers. This book argues that reactions to intersex variations will not change unless they are no longer presented as treatable disorders. It positions representation at the forefront, shifting the emphasis away from a concern for maintaining gender norms to upholding the human rights of intersex people. This volume will be of interest to researchers and scholars in intersex studies as well as policymakers and activists.Table of Contents1. Introduction.Part I Representing Intersex.2. Intersex in Fictional Films Throughout History: Towards a Cinema of Inclusion?.3. ‘Declining to Describe’: Intersex Narrators and Textual Visibility.4. The Importance of Narrative in Intersex Representation: A Literary Reading of John Money’s Case Histories.5. Toxic Sexing: Aaron Apps’ Intersex Poetics in Our Chemically Altered Age.6. ‘This Is What I Am and Who I Am’: Exploring Authorship and Ethics in Intersex Research and Reflective Diaries.7. When Bioethics Fails: Intersex, Epistemic Injustice and Advocacy.8. Afterword to "Representing Intersex".Part II Global Intersex.9. Examining Autonomy and Consent in Gender Assignment Decisions on Intersex People in India.10. An Apparent Paradox: The Bio-medicalisation of Intersex Variations in Italy.11. A Critical Analysis of The Transgender (Intersex) Persons Act, 2018, in Pakistan Versus United Nations Recommendations.12. Towards an Inclusive Approach to Harmful Practices: The Case of Western Elective Surgeries on Intersex Children.13. The Geneticisation of Intersex Bodies in Israel.14. Western Management of Intersex and the Myth of Patient-Centred Care.15. Global Intersex, an Afterword: Global Medicine, Connected Communities, and Universal Human Rights.
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