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| Title: | Sex Change, Social Change
: Reflections on Identity, Institutions, & Imperialism |
| Author: | Vivane Namaste |
| ISBN: | 0889614520 : 9780889614529 |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 155x230mm |
| Pages: | 136 |
| Weight: | .213 Kg. |
| Published: | Canadian Scholars' Press (Women's Press) - August 2005 |
| List Price: | 12.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Transsexuals: Canada |
This book provides readers with an introduction to contemporary transsexual politics in Canadian and Québécois contexts. Through different case studies relating to the law, human rights, health care, and prostitution, Dr Namaste exposes readers to the complexity of the issues involved in thinking about transsexual politics in relation to feminism. Written in accessible language, and using a variety of forms, including interviews, essays, political speeches, the book will appeal to academics, activists in the community, and the general reader.
Introduction; Making the Lives of Transsexual People Visible: Addressing the Politics of Social Erasure; Sex Change, Social Change: Reflections on Identity and Institutions; Transsexuals Behind Bars; Beyond Image Content: Examining Transsexuals' Access to the Media; Inclusive Pedagogy in the Women's Studies Classroom: Teaching the Kimberly Nixon Case; Statement for Social Service Agencies and Transsexual/Transgendered Organisations on Service Delivery to Transsexual and Transvestite Prostitutes; Interview with Mirha-Soleil Ross; Against Transgender Rights: Understanding the Imperialism of Contemporary Transgender Politics; Conclusion.
