The Transgender Studies Reader

by Susan Stryker

Book Overview

Transgender studies is the latest area of academic inquiry to grow out of the exciting nexus of queer theory, feminist studies, and the history of sexuality. Because transpeople challenge our most fundamental assumptions about the relationship between bodies, desire, and identity, the field is both fascinating and contentious. The Transgender Studies Reader puts between two covers fifty influential texts with new introductions by the editors that,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041594709X
• ISBN13: 9780415947091
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 768 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.1" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Transgender (Studies) Reader

The book arrived promptly. It was needed for a course reserve so the prompt service and delivery were greatly appreciated.

The Essential Text for Trans Issues and Theories.

The depth and breadth of the articles included in this compendium are astounding to say the least. In one large volume the authors have included samples of writings representing the theoretical to the practical and the lived experience in a time line from the 19th century through the present. The Reader gives a sense of our shared history from a wide variety of view points which affirms all of our lives. As a transgendered person and college student, I recommend the The Transgender Reader to anyone looking for clues to our hidden culture and the world we struggle in everyday.