Transmedia and public representation : transgender people in film and television / Magalí Daniela Pérez Riedel, [editor].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pérez Riedel, Magalí, 1988- editor.

Series:

Cultural media studies ; vol. 3.

Cultural media studies ; vol. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trans people in motion pictures.

Transgender people in motion pictures.

Gender nonconformity on television.

Physical Description:

viii, 170 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Peter Lang, [2022]

Summary:

"Is media changing the way we see transgender people or is it the other way around? In the past twenty to thirty years, transgender people have gradually appeared in films and television shows with more and more frequency. However, more visibility does not always translate in a higher degree of acceptance of trans people. Authors in this book studied the most popular programs and movies of all times to see how much (and how little) media portrayals have changed when it comes down to trans folks. Although in recent years openly transgender celebrities and fictional characters have broken into the mainstream to challenge hegemonic understandings of this population, productions such as Transparent and Orange Is the New Black fall victim to commonplace portrayals, repeating the negative tropes they were trying to resist. Nevertheless, nuanced interpretations and thorough analyses from this collection show evidence that movies and programs with transgender people make progress from total erasure or invisibility. Trans, Out, and in the Public Eye: Representations of Transgender People on Television and Film is as complex and diverse as the authors, productions, and characters in it. It is a must-have, must-read book for anyone who studies or works in areas related to media, Social Sciences, and LGBTQ studies and activism. But it is also an appealing invitation to understand the current media landscape through the eyes and voices of trans and queer people, their relatives, and their allies"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I Representations, Change, and Progress?

1. The Construction of Transnormativity: Whiteness, Wealth, and Deviance / Debra Hope

2. "I'm Not Your Adventure": Trans Fetishism on Contemporary Television / Charles Goehring

3. Hollywood and the Pathologization of Trans Identities / Patricia Di Risio

pt. II From Irrelevance to Stardom, or Vice Versa

4. Beyond Tipping Points, Trauma, and Trailblazing: Adventure Time and the Transordinary / Emma A. Jane

5. Performing as a Trans Reality Star: Chaz Bono and Isis King / Erika M. Thomas

pt. III Trans Narratives and Their Spectators

6. Trans, White, and Privileged: The Public Framing of Caitlyn Jenner on Twitter / Mary E. Brooks

7. Her Story, Educating a Mainstream Audience / Katerina Symes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Transmedia and public representation

ISBN:

9781433170324

1433170329

9781433170331

1433170337

OCLC:

1263352137

Publisher Number:

99989858349

9781433170324

9781433170331

Bestellnummer: 317032