{"product_id":"trans-representations-in-contemporary-popular-cinema-the-transgender-tipping-point-paperback","title":"Trans Representations in Contemporary, Popular Cinema: The Transgender Tipping Point - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNiall Richardson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFrances Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book analyses how contemporary genre cinema represents trans-identified characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInformed by key debates within transfeminism, queer theory, contemporary trans studies - and engaging with the concerns voiced by gender critical feminism - this culturally oriented book critiques the representation of trans characters in a range of cinematic genres, including the musical, period costume drama, the road movie, melodrama, coming-of-age stories, and romances. The case studies address the ways in which trans identifications have been coded within the narrative and stylistic expectations of the genres. Are genre films successful in affirming trans identifications or do they reinforce trans stereotypes and anti-trans discourses?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a timely and accessible book, which addresses Anglophonic, European and Latin American cinemas, and is ideal for students studying courses in Film Studies, Media Studies, Cultural Studies or Gender Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNiall Richardson \u003c\/strong\u003econvenes MA Gender and Media at the University of Sussex. He is the author of the monographs \u003ci\u003eThe Queer Cinema of Derek Jarman: Critical and Cultural Readings \u003c\/i\u003e(2009), \u003ci\u003eTransgressive Bodies: Representations in Film and Popular Culture \u003c\/i\u003e(2010) and \u003ci\u003eAgeing Femininity on Screen: The Older Woman in Contemporary Cinema \u003c\/i\u003e(2019). His research focuses on the representation of minority groups in film and media - especially how these intersect with gender and sexuality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrances Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e is a senior lecturer in film at the University of Sussex. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eRethinking the Hollywood Teen Movie: Genre, Gender and Identity \u003c\/i\u003e(2017); \u003ci\u003eBande de Filles: Girlhood Identities in Contemporary France \u003c\/i\u003e(2020); and, with Timothy Shary, is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eRefocus: The Films of John Hughes \u003c\/i\u003e(2021) and \u003ci\u003eRefocus: The Films of Amy Heckerling \u003c\/i\u003e(2016). Her research focuses on contemporary US and European youth cinemas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 190\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 23, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42158296858759,"sku":"9780367483357","price":90.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/6a66c74032b63950979a28cd80bbfaaa.webp?v=1733257704","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/trans-representations-in-contemporary-popular-cinema-the-transgender-tipping-point-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}