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Struggling for ordinary : media and transgender belonging in everyday life /

What was it like to live as a transgender person in a media environment before Caitlin Jenner, Orange Is the New Black, Transparent, and the current transgender reality TV boom? 'Struggling for Ordinary' answers this question by examining the role of media and technology in the everyday li...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cavalcante, Andre (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, [2018]
Colección:Critical cultural communication.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: i felt like i was going to explode
  • We can no longer hide in plain sight : from the cultural margins to the tipping point
  • I sort of refused to take myself seriously : transgender impossibilities and the desire for everydayness
  • I want to be like a really bad-ass lady : media and transgender possibilities
  • You have to be really strong : practicing resilient reception
  • We're just living life : media and the struggle for the ordinary
  • We all put our skirts on one leg at a time : a queerly ordinary conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • About the author.