Female masculinity / Judith Halberstam.
Through detailed textual readings as well as empirical research, Halberstam uncovers a hidden history of female masculinities while arguing for a more nuanced understanding of gender categories that would incorporate rather than pathologize them. She also explores issues of transsexuality among ...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Durham :
Duke University Press,
1998.
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| Summary: | Through detailed textual readings as well as empirical research, Halberstam uncovers a hidden history of female masculinities while arguing for a more nuanced understanding of gender categories that would incorporate rather than pathologize them. She also explores issues of transsexuality among 'transgender dykes' - lesbians who pass as men - and female-to-male transsexuals who may find the label of 'lesbian' a temporary refuge. Halberstam also tackles such topics as women and boxing, butches in Hollywood and independent cinema, and the phenomenon of male impersonators. Female Masculinity signals a new understanding of masculine behaviours and identities, and a new direction in interdisciplinary queer scholarship. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 329 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Filmography: pages 319-321. Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-317) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0822322269 9780822322269 0822322439 9780822322436 |