History of Trans Representation in American Television and Film Genres

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AvTraci B. Abbott

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Due to the increase in transgender characters in scripted television and film in the 2010s, trans visibility has been presented as a relatively new phenomenon that has positively shifted the cis society’s acceptance of the trans community.

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Utgivningsdatum2022-05-03
Mått148 x 210 x 22 mm
Vikt513 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor293
FörlagSpringer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN9783030977924

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Traci B. Abbott is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English and Media Studies at Bentley University, USA. She holds a PhD in English Language Literature from University of Maryland College Park and focuses on gender and sexual identity in American literature and culture. Her work has been published in Women’s Studies, International Journal of Communication, The Journal of American Culture, the edited collection Beyond Binaries: Trans Identities in Contemporary Culture, and elsewhere, and she serves on the editorial review board for Queer Studies in Media & Popular Culture.

Introduction.- Chapter 1: Bodies Under Scrutiny.- Chapter 2: Trans Identity as a Cis Problem or the “Cis Surprise.- Chapter 3: Comedic Romance: Trans Props and Pathetic Cis Partners.- Chapter 4: Dramatic Romance and the Value(s) of Tragedy.- Chapter 5: Trans Criminality: From Dangerous Sociopaths to Sassy Hookers.- Chapter 6: Trans Victims: Dead or Alive.- Appendix A: Glossary for Gender Identities and Characters.- Appendix B: Timeline of Trans Characters in Scripted American Film and Television, 1965-2018.