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Author:   Ardel Haefele–thomas ,  Thatcher Combs ,  Susan Stryker
Publisher:   Harrington Park Press Inc
Imprint:   Harrington Park Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 19.20cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   1.082kg
ISBN:  

9781939594273

ISBN 10:   1939594278
Pages:   450
Publication Date:   05 February 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface Foreword, by Susan Stryker Introduction, by Jo Clifford A Note on Language 1. Sex and Gender: Stories and Definitions 2. Sexual Orientation: Stories and Definitions 3. Modern Sexology: The Science of Objectification, or the Science of Empowerment? 4. Direct Action, Collective Histories, and Collective Activism: What a Riot! 5. Navigating Binary Spaces: Bathrooms, Schools, Sports 6. Navigating Government Documents, Work, and Healthcare: I'll Need to See Some I.D. with That 7. Global Gender Diversity throughout the Ages: We Have Always Been with You 8. Four Historical Figures Who Cross-Dressed: The Adventurer, the Ambassador, the Surgeon, and the Seamstress 9. Cross-Dressing and Political Protest: Parasols and Pitchforks 10. Gender Diversity in Artifacts, Art, Icons, and Legends from Antiquity to the Middle Ages: Classically Trans 11. Trans Literature, Performing Arts, Music, and Visual Art: The Art of Resistance/The Art of Empowerment 12. The Importance of Archives: Hearing Our Own Voices Index

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This is a groundbreaking textbook and significant development in transgender studies. Students will relate to all aspects of each chapter, including the personal stories, rich histories, interactive questions, inspiring trans figures, and much more. This is a must read and a truly intersectional accomplishment.--Breana Bahar Hansen, City College of San Francisco and University of San Francisco The cultural historian, queer theorist, and trans activist Ardel Haefele-Thomas has written an indispensable textbook on gender and sexuality for schools and universities. I have field-tested it with students across ethnicities and nationalities. They are invariably drawn to the well-researched multicultural histories, precise definitions of LGBTQ+, and the very personal stories of members of the community that the author has assembled. This volume will further transgender tolerance and challenge the binary as much as any single work can do.--Regenia Gagnier, University of Exeter Ardel Haefele-Thomas has done a commendable job presenting what transgender has meant up to our present moment, thereby giving the rising generation a generous gift to use as they see fit for the ongoing project of creating a less straitjacketed, more expansive sense of what a human life can be. It offers a useful place to start thinking about basic concepts like sex and gender, sexual orientation, and identity.--Susan Stryker, University of Arizona, from the foreword Pragmatic, philosophical, urgent, and inclusive, Introduction to Transgender Studies is a crucial introduction to an important area of study. . . . With high-level theories that often tie into current-day examples--like bathroom discrimination and the concerning rate of violence against trans people--Introduction to Transgender Studies is a powerful work and a constant reminder that what we learn is significant to real lives, every day.--Foreword Reviews It makes me so honored and happy to write the introduction to Ardel Haefele-Thomas's groundbreaking and profoundly important Introduction to Transgender Studies. A book like this matters to everybody.--Jo Clifford, independent playwright, poet, and performer and former professor of theater at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, Scotland I can't imagine a better textbook introducing students to transgender studies. Ardel Haefele-Thomas lucidly explains the complexities of gender nonconformity using clear analysis, together with rich and nuanced historical examples. These are elucidated further with the delightful details they deserve.--Paisley Currah, coeditor of Transgender Studies Quarterly

This is a groundbreaking textbook and significant development in transgender studies. Students will relate to all aspects of each chapter, including the personal stories, rich histories, interactive questions, inspiring trans figures, and much more. This is a must read and a truly intersectional accomplishment.--Breana Bahar Hansen, City College of San Francisco and University of San Francisco The cultural historian, queer theorist, and trans activist Ardel Haefele-Thomas has written an indispensable textbook on gender and sexuality for schools and universities. I have field-tested it with students across ethnicities and nationalities. They are invariably drawn to the well-researched multicultural histories, precise definitions of LGBTQ+, and the very personal stories of members of the community that the author has assembled. This volume will further transgender tolerance and challenge the binary as much as any single work can do.--Regenia Gagnier, University of Exeter Ardel Haefele-Thomas has done a commendable job presenting what transgender has meant up to our present moment, thereby giving the rising generation a generous gift to use as they see fit for the ongoing project of creating a less straitjacketed, more expansive sense of what a human life can be. It offers a useful place to start thinking about basic concepts like sex and gender, sexual orientation, and identity.--Susan Stryker, University of Arizona, from the foreword It makes me so honored and happy to write the introduction to Ardel Haefele-Thomas's groundbreaking and profoundly important Introduction to Transgender Studies. A book like this matters to everybody.--Jo Clifford, independent playwright, poet, and performer and former professor of theater at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, Scotland I can't imagine a better textbook introducing students to transgender studies. Ardel Haefele-Thomas lucidly explains the complexities of gender nonconformity using clear analysis, together with rich and nuanced historical examples. These are elucidated further with the delightful details they deserve.--Paisley Currah, coeditor of Transgender Studies Quarterly

This is a groundbreaking textbook and significant development in transgender studies. Students will relate to all aspects of each chapter, including the personal stories, rich histories, interactive questions, inspiring trans figures, and much more. This is a must read and a truly intersectional accomplishment.--Breana Bahar Hansen, City College of San Francisco and University of San Francisco The cultural historian, queer theorist, and trans activist Ardel Haefele-Thomas has written an indispensable textbook on gender and sexuality for schools and universities. I have field-tested it with students across ethnicities and nationalities. They are invariably drawn to the well-researched multicultural histories, precise definitions of LGBTQ+, and the very personal stories of members of the community that the author has assembled. This volume will further transgender tolerance and challenge the binary as much as any single work can do.--Regenia Gagnier, University of Exeter I can't imagine a better textbook introducing students to transgender studies. Ardel Haefele-Thomas lucidly explains the complexities of gender nonconformity using clear analysis, together with rich and nuanced historical examples. These are elucidated further with the delightful details they deserve.--Paisley Currah, coeditor of Transgender Studies Quarterly

Author Information

Ardel Haefele-Thomas is chair of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender studies at City College of San Francisco. Haefele-Thomas’s academic work focuses on the intersections of gender identity and gender expression, sexual orientation, race, and class based in part on frameworks and structures of postcolonial and queer theory. They are coauthor of the forthcoming book Transgender: A Reference Text, with Aaron Devor.

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