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Summary:

This book looks at the role of media in the struggle for transgender inclusion. From television shows like Orange is the New Black and Transparent, to the real-life struggles of Caitlyn Jenner splashed across the headlines, transgender visibility is on the rise. The book offers a snapshot of how transgender individuals made their way toward a sense of ordinary life by integrating available media into their everyday experiences.

Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: 1. We Can No Longer Hide in Plain Sight: From the Cultural Margins to the Tipping Point
• 2. I Sort of Refused to Take Myself Seriously: Transgender Impossibilities and the Desire for Everydayness
• 3. I Want to Be Like a Really Badass Lady: Media and Transgender Possibilities
• 4. You Have to Be Really Strong: Practicing Resilient Reception
• 5. We're Just Living Life: Media and the Struggle for the Ordinary.

Author/Creator:

Cavalcante, Andre , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Struggling for ordinary: media and transgender belonging in everyday life [by Cavalcante, A.]

Related Series:

Critical cultural communication

Subjects:

Transgender people — Social aspects

Social media

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-210) and index.
Description based on print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Call Numbers:

HQ77.9 .C398 2018eb

ISBNs:

9781479871841 (electronic bk.)
1479871842 (electronic bk.)
9781479881307 [Invalid]
1479881309 [Invalid]
9781479841318 [Invalid]
1479841315 [Invalid]

Other Standard Numbers:

[Unknown Type]: 40027998555

OCLC Numbers:

1022786339

Other Control Numbers:

1612018 (source: EbpS)
[Unknown Type]: ybp15150422