Description
Book SynopsisIs media changing the way we see transgender people or is it the other way around? In the past twenty to thirty years, transgender people have gradually appeared in films and television shows with more and more frequency. However, more visibility does not always translate to a higher degree of acceptance of trans people. Authors in this book studied the most popular programs and movies of all times to see how much (and how little) media portrayals have changed when it comes down to trans folks. Although in recent years openly transgender celebrities and fictional characters have broken into the mainstream to challenge hegemonic understandings of this population, productions such as Transparent and Orange Is the New Black fall victim to commonplace portrayals, repeating the negative tropes they were trying to resist. Nevertheless, nuanced interpretations and thorough analyses from this collection show evidence that movies and programs with transgender people make progre
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments – Magalí Daniela Pérez Riedel: Introduction: Rewind or Fast Forward? Transgender Representation on Screen – Sarah F. Price/Sim Butler/Richard Mocarski/Robyn Myers/Debra Hope: The Construction of Transnormativity: Whiteness, Wealth, and Deviance – Charles Goehring: "I’m Not Your Adventure": Trans Fetishism on Contemporary Television – Patricia Di Risio: Hollywood and the Pathologization of Trans Identities – Emma A. Jane: Beyond Tipping Points, Trauma, and Trailblazing: Adventure Time and the Transordinary – Erika M. Thomas: Performing as a Trans Reality Star: Chaz Bono and Isis King – Nathian Shae Rodriguez/Jennifer Huemmer/Mary E. Brooks: Trans, White, and Privileged: The Public Framing of Caitlyn Jenner on Twitter – Katerina Symes: Her Story, Educating a Mainstream Audience – List of Contributors – Index.
