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This books examines representations and experiences of trans and
nonbinary identities in a variety of contemporary cultural contexts
including media, religion, sports, race, film, performance, and
literature. Mixing auto-ethnographies and supportive scholarship,
the contributors to this volume deliver a global perspective on the
accomplishment that have been made alongside the challenges that
members of the LGTBQIA+ community continue to face.
Embodied Activisms explores how activists use their bodies to
resist social norms, engage with institutions, and promote change.
This book spans historical perspectives, current contexts, and the
most current scholarly literature to interrogate how embodied
activisms are read, performed, understood, and actualized. The
studies in this volume address current, critical issues such as
police accountability activism, the climate crisis, environmental
concerns, and protests of Supreme Court confirmation hearings.
Chapters analyze a wide range of nonviolent mobilization tactics,
including silent protests, embodied witnessing, leisure spectacle
demonstrations, performance art and other forms of creative
practice, and rallies. Analyses engage with aspects of
intersectionality in activism and critique diverse modes of
embodied resistance in locations including East Central Europe, the
Americas, and the Mediterranean region.
This books examines representations and experiences of trans and
nonbinary identities in a variety of contemporary cultural contexts
including media, religion, sports, race, film, performance, and
literature. Mixing auto-ethnographies and supportive scholarship,
the contributors to this volume deliver a global perspective on the
accomplishment that have been made alongside the challenges that
members of the LGTBQIA+ community continue to face.
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