This is an exploration of the cultural representations of transvestism and transsexuality in modern screen media against a historical background. Focussing on a dozen mainstream films and on shemale Internet pornography, this fascinating study demonstrates the interdependency of our perceptions of transgender and its culturally constructed images.
| ISBN: | 9781403912428 |
| Publication date: | 10th July 2006 |
| Author: | John Phillips |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 196 pages |
| Genres: |
Gender studies, gender groups History of ideas Media studies Film history, theory or criticism Cultural studies Performing arts |
This is an exploration of the cultural representations of transvestism and transsexuality in modern screen media against a historical background. Focussing on a dozen mainstream films and on shemale Internet pornography, this fascinating study demonstrates the interdependency of our perceptions of transgender and its culturally constructed images.
Transgender on Screen features in the following genres: Gender studies, gender groups, History of ideas, Media studies, Film history, theory or criticism, Cultural studies, Performing arts
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Transgender on Screen was written by John Phillips and published by Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan UK
Transgender on Screen has 196 pages