Transgender History & Geography: Crossdressing in Context

Transgender History & Geography: Crossdressing in Context
Author: Bolich
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 430
Release: 2007-09-28
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0615167667

The third in a landmark five volume study of transgender realities, with a focus on crossdressing, this fascinating volume offers a tour through history and around the world. Within these pages are found the most famous crossdressers of history and information as to what it means to be a transgender person in the various countries of the world today.

Crossdressing in Context, Vol. 1 Dress & Gender

Crossdressing in Context, Vol. 1 Dress & Gender
Author: Gregory G. Bolich
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2007-04-02
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0615156339

The first in a five volume set, this book reestablishes dress as a foundational context for crossdressing. This major study demonstrates the interplay between sex, gender, and clothes, especially as these relate to transgender behaviors, of which crossdressing is the best-known.

Crossdressing in Context, Vol. 4 Transgender & Religion

Crossdressing in Context, Vol. 4 Transgender & Religion
Author: Ph. D. G. G. Bolich
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 537
Release: 2009-01-01
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0615253563

Much debate exists over the proper religious perspective on transgender realities and people. This volume examines transgender in the major world religions. Extensive consideration is given to Christianity, including the arguments presented both against transgender behaviors and by supporters of transgender people. Religions covered include Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Confucianism, Taoism, Shinto, and indigenous religions such as Native American religions of the United States.

Psychology and Gender Dysphoria

Psychology and Gender Dysphoria
Author: Jemma Tosh
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2016-03-02
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 131774599X

Psychiatry and psychology have a long and highly debated history in relation to gender. In particular, they have attracted criticism for policing the boundaries of ‘normal’ gender expression through gender identity diagnoses, such as transvestism, transsexualism, gender identity disorder and gender dysphoria. Drawing on discursive psychology, this book traces the historical development of psychiatric constructions of ‘normal’ and ‘abnormal’ gender expression. It contextualizes the recent reconstruction of gender in the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) and its criteria for gender dysphoria. This latest diagnosis illustrates the continued disagreement and debate within the profession surrounding gender identity as ‘disordered’. It also provides an opportunity to reflect on the conflicted history between feminist and transgender communities in the changing context of a more trans-positive feminism, and the implications of these diagnoses for these distinct but linked communities. Psychology and Gender Dysphoria examines debates and controversies surrounding psychiatric diagnoses and theories related to gender and gender nonconformity by exploring recent research, examples of collaborative perspectives, and existing feminist and trans texts. As such, the book is relevant for postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers of gender, feminism, and critical psychology as well as historical issues within psychiatry.

Crossdressing in Context, Vol. 2: Today's Transgender Realities

Crossdressing in Context, Vol. 2: Today's Transgender Realities
Author: Gregory G. Bolich
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 410
Release: 2007-06-19
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0615156711

The second volume in a 5 volume set, The Context of Transgender Realities examines crossdressing as it is experienced by crossdressers and as it is interpreted by others, including researchers from a number of different disciplines. Organized as answers to frequently asked questions, the text covers everything from what motivates crossdressing, to when it begins, how it proceeds, and what it means.

Rethinking Gender in Orthodox Christianity

Rethinking Gender in Orthodox Christianity
Author: Ashley Purpura
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2023-11-09
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1666755265

What is the role of gender in Eastern Christianity? In this volume, Orthodox experts of different disciplines and cultural backgrounds tackle this complex question. They engage critically with gender issues within their own tradition. Rather than simply accepting pervasive assumptions and practices, the authors challenge readers to reconsider historically or theologically justified views by offering nuanced insights into the tradition. The first part of the book explores normative positions in Orthodox texts and contexts. From examinations of Scripture and hagiography to re-evaluations of monastic, patriarchal, and legal sources, it sheds new light on gender issues in Orthodox Christianity. The second part considers how gendered expectations shape individuals’ participation in Orthodox liturgical life and how ecclesial contexts inflect gender theologically. The chapters reflect diverse Orthodox voices brought together to foster new understandings of the ways gender shapes Orthodox religious lives and beliefs. Rethinking what has been inherited from tradition, the authors proffer new perspectives on what it means to be a man or woman within Orthodoxy in the twenty-first century.

Dress & Gender: Crossdressing in Context

Dress & Gender: Crossdressing in Context
Author: Gregory G. Bolich
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2007-11-01
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0615167675

The first in a five volume set, this book reestablishes dress as a foundational context for crossdressing. This major study demonstrates the interplay between sex, gender, and clothes, especially as these relate to transgender behaviors, of which crossdressing is the best-known.

Intersectionality

Intersectionality
Author: Naomi Zack
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2024-03-06
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0197693075

In Intersectionality, philosopher Naomi Zack presents a novel philosophical account of intersectionality - the process by which people already oppressed, experience more oppression because of their intersecting identities. Based on her 2022 Phi Beta Kappa Romanell Lectures, Zack explores the meaning of intersectionality through analysis of current events and controversies including the #MeToo movement, class opportunities for minorities in higher education, and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gender Bending Detective Fiction

Gender Bending Detective Fiction
Author: Heather Duerre Humann
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2017-03-06
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1476668205

Since the middle of the last century, views on gender norms have shifted dramatically. Reflecting these changes, storylines that involve cross-dressing and transgender characters have frequently appeared in detective fiction--characters who subvert the conventions of the genre and challenge reader expectations. This examination of 20th and 21st century crime novels reveals what these narratives say about gender identity and gender expression and how they contributed to the evolution of detective fiction.

Conversing on Gender

Conversing on Gender
Author: G. G. Bolich
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 462
Release: 2007-08
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 0615156703

Conversing on Gender is, as its subtitle indicates, a primer for entering the broad conversation on gender that can be found both inside and outside of academic circles. The book considers the relation of gender to sex and sexuality, reviews prominent theories of gender, and covers basic gender issues.