Intersex Narratives : Shifts in the Representation of Intersex Lives in North American Literature and Popular Culture / Viola Amato.
This book explores representations of intersex - intersex persons, intersex communities, and intersex as a cultural concept and knowledge category - in contemporary North American literature and popular culture. The study turns its attention to the significant paradigm shift in the narratives on int...
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| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Edition: | 1st edition |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Queer Studies
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (317 pages) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Approaching Intersex: Conceptual and Theoretical Framework
- The Intersex Movement of the 1990s: Speaking Out Against Medical and Narrative Violence
- Challenging Dominant Narratives from Within: Autobiography as a Critical Reflection on the Paradigm Shift in Intersex Narratives
- Reimagining Intersex: Literary Renegotiations of the Dis/Continuities between Hegemonic Narratives and the Recognition 'Difference'
- Screening Intersex at Prime Time: Intersex in/as a State of Emergency and Popular Culture's Un/Acceptable Interventions
- "We Exist We are Human, We Are Everywhere Among You": A Conclusion.