Transgender people in motion pictures. Gender nonconformity on television. Transgenres au cinéma. Transgenrisme à la télévision. Gender nonconformity on television. Transgender people in motion pictures. (Produktform)Hardback (Zielgruppe)Fachpublikum/ Wissenschaft (BISAC Subject Heading)PER004000 (BISAC Subject Heading)PER004030: PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism (BISAC Subject Heading)PER010030: PERFORMING ARTS / Television / History & Criticism (BISAC Subject Heading)SOC032000: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies (BIC subject category)APFA: Film theory & criticism (BIC subject category)APT: Television (BIC subject category)JFC: Cultural studies (BIC subject category)JFD: Media studies (BIC subject category)JFSJ: Gender studies, gender groups Amanda Daniela Film Gibson Hernandez Leandra Magalí Martinez Michael People Pérez Public Representation Riedel Television Transgender Transmedia (VLB-WN)1586: Hardcover, Softcover / Kunst/Theater, Ballett
Introduction : Rewind or fast forward? transgender representation on screen / Magalí Daniela Pérez Riedel -- Part I : Representations, change, and progress? The construction of transnormativity : whiteness, wealth, and deviance / Sarah F. Price [and 4 others] -- "I'm not your adventure" : transfetishism on contemporary television / Charles Goehring -- Hollywood and the pathologization of trans identities / Patricia Di Risio -- Part II : From irrelevance to stardom, or vice versa. Beyond tipping points, trauma, and trailblazing : Adventure time and the transordinary / Emma A. Jane -- Performing as a trans reality star : Chaz Bono and Isis King / Erika M. Thomas -- Part III : Trans narratives and their spectators Trans, white, and privileged : the public framing of Caitlyn Jenner on Twitter / Nathian Shae Rodriguez, Jennifer Huemmer, and Mary E. Brooks -- Her story, educating a mainstream audience / Katerina Symes.
Summary:
"Is 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 in 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 progress from total erasure or invisibility. Trans, Out, and in the Public Eye: Representations of Transgender People on Television and Film is as complex and diverse as the authors, productions, and characters in it. It is a must-have, must-read book for anyone who studies or works in areas related to media, Social Sciences, and LGBTQ studies and activism. But it is also an appealing invitation to understand the current media landscape through the eyes and voices of trans and queer people, their relatives, and their allies"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.