The Transgender Studies Reader 2 1st (first) Edition published by Routledge

by Susan Stryker

Over the past twenty years, transgender studies has emerged as a vibrant field of interdisciplinary scholarship. In 2006, Routledge s "The Transgender Studies Reader" brought together the first definitive collection of the field." "Since its publication, the field has seen an explosion of new work that has expanded the boundaries of inquiry in many directions. "The Transgender Studies Reader 2" gathers these disparate strands of scholarship, and collects them into a format that makes sense for teaching and research.Complementing the first volume, rather than competing with it, "The Transgender Studies Reader 2 "consists of fifty articles, with a general introduction by the editors, explanatory head notes for each essay, and bibliographical suggestions for further research. Unlike the first volume, which was historically based, tracing the lineage of the field, this volume focuses on recent work and emerging trends. To keep pace with this rapidly changing area, the second reader has a companion website, with images, links to blogs, video, and other material to help supplement the book.For more information, visit the companion website at www.routledge.com/cw/stryker

Genres: Nonfiction, Gender, Transgender, Queer, LGBT, Theory, Anthologies

Paperback

First published February 12, 2013

About the author

Susan O'Neal Stryker is an American professor, author, filmmaker, and theorist whose work focuses on gender and human sexuality. She is an associate professor of Gender and Women's Studies at the University of Arizona, and is the director of the university's Institute for LGBT Studies. She has served as a visiting professor at Harvard University, University of California, Santa Cruz, and Simon Fraser University. She is an openly lesbian trans woman who has produced a significant body of work about transgenderism and queer culture.

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Reviews

[Mary Frances · Rating 5 out of 5]

While I have objections to the creation of a trans canon, I appreciate the reader so that people can read these essays even without subscriptions to journals or institutional affiliations that allow them to use scholarly libraries. Each essay has an introduction, which sadly doesn’t include the original year of publication. This is an oversight because the context of a word like “transsexual” is crucial. I’ll try to update with my favorite essays.

[Ben · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful reader! If only more people read it the world would be a better place with more understanding and empathy overall.

[Gee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just as good as volume 1. I particularly appreciated the more international outlook in this one. Still, some of the essays seemed a little dated even at time of publication, but trans scholarship moves fast and they were still interesting for what they were worth. Bring on part 3!

[Mills College Library]

306.768 T7724 2013

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

Should be required reading in Secondary School...

Waiting for Trans--Studies Reader 3 & more

Great work Susan