Trans Representations in Contemporary, Popular Cinema: The Transgender Tipping Point

by Frances Smith and Niall Richardson

Book Overview

This book analyses how contemporary genre cinema represents trans-identified characters.

Informed by key debates within transfeminism, queer theory, contemporary trans studies - and engaging with the concerns voiced by gender critical feminism - this culturally oriented book critiques the representation of trans characters in a range of cinematic genres, including the musical, period costume drama, the road movie, melodrama, coming-of-age...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367483351
• ISBN13: 9780367483357
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"