Overview
The increasingĀ representation ofĀ trans identity throughout art andĀ popular culture in recent years has been nothing if not paradoxical. Trans visibility is touted as a sign of a liberal society, but it has coincided with a political moment marked both by heightenedĀ violence against trans people (especially trans women of color) and by the suppression of transĀ rights under civil law. TrapĀ Door grapples with these contradictions.
TheĀ essays, conversations, and dossiers gathered hereĀ delve into themes as wide-ranging yet interconnectedĀ as beauty, performativity,Ā activism, and police brutality. Collectively, they attest to howĀ trans people are frequently offered ādoorsāāentrancesĀ to visibility and recognitionāthat are actually ātraps,ā accommodating transĀ bodies and communities only insofar as they cooperate with dominant norms. The volume speculates about a third term, perhaps uniquely suited for our time: the trapdoor, neither entrance nor exit, but a secret passageway leading elsewhere. Trap Door begins a conversation that extends through and beyond trans culture, showing how these issues haveĀ relevance for anyone invested in the ethics of visual culture.Ā
Contributors
Lexi Adsit, Sara Ahmed, Nicole Archer, Kai Lumumba Barrow, Johanna Burton, micha cƔrdenas, Mel Y. Chen, Grace Dunham, Treva Ellison, Sydney Freeland, Che Gossett, Reina Gossett, Stamatina Gregory, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, Robert Hamblin, Eva Hayward, Juliana Huxtable, Yve Laris Cohen, Abram J. Lewis, Heather Love, Park McArthur, CeCe McDonald, Toshio Meronek, Fred Moten, Tavia Nyong'o, Morgan M. Page, Roy PƩrez, Dean Spade, Eric A. Stanley, Jeannine Tang, Wu Tsang, Jeanne Vaccaro, Chris E. Vargas, Geo Wyeth, Kalaniopua Young, Constantina Zavitsanos
This book title, Trap Door (Trans Cultural Production and the Politics of Visibility) - 9780262544894, ISBN: 9780262544894, by Reina Gossett, Eric A. Stanley, Johanna Burton, published by MIT Press (March 8, 2022) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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