This books examines representations and experiences of trans and nonbinary identities in a variety of contemporary cultural contexts including media, religion, sports, race, film, performance, and literature. Mixing auto-ethnographies and supportive scholarship, the contributors to this volume deliver a global perspective on the accomplishment that have been made alongside the challenges that members of the LGTBQIA+ community continue to face.
Mike Perez is associate professor of humanities and communication at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. John C. Lamothe is associate professor of humanities and communication at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Rachel Friedman is associate professor of aviation administration at California State University at Los Angeles.
Chapter 1: TransForming Society?: Examining the Pros and Cons of the Trans Celebrity Spokesperson Chapter 2: Popular vs. Personal: Transgender Narratives in Public Media Culture Chapter 3: Schroedinger's Dick: The Transgender Reveal Trope in Boy Meets Girl Chapter 4: The Trans Baby Boom: Framing Male Pregnancy on Television Chapter 5: Where's the 'T'? RuPaul's Drag Race and Transgender In/Exclusion Chapter 6: How to Define Fair?: Examining Transgender on the 'Level Playing Field.' Chapter 7: Gender Identity in Transgender Comics Chapter 8: Transgender Talk and Conservative Christians: Framing a Persuasive Conversation Chapter 9: Transgender and Transracial Identity: A Cultural Examination of "Passing" Chapter 10: Transition to Neverland: Exploring Trans Boyhood through J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan Chapter 11: Hijras and the Indian Caste System Chapter 12: A Nonbinary Letter: From Camp Epicene
Beyond Binaries is a powerful, inclusive, and timely collection of critical essays that engages transgender, gender-fluid, and non-binary identities in meaningful and important ways. This interdisciplinary collection offers diverse accounts of lived and mediated gender experiences that include the beauty and hardships of historical, contemporary, and even future transgender people. The book not only locates critical issues for transgender people here in the US but internationally as well. By bringing forth a diverse collection of voices, methodologies, and theoretical frameworks, the collection establishes its place in the repertoire of any person invested in developing a more holistic and critical understanding of transgender identity. -- Rachel E. Silverman, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
