{"product_id":"transgender-cinema-9780813597331","title":"Transgender Cinema","description":"\u003cb\u003e2019 \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e Outstanding Academic Title​\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTransgender Cinema \u003c\/i\u003egives readers the big picture of how trans people have been depicted on screen. Beginning with a history of trans tropes in classic Hollywood cinema, from comic drag scenes in Chaplin's \u003ci\u003eThe Masquerader \u003c\/i\u003eto Garbo's androgynous \u003ci\u003eQueen Christina\u003c\/i\u003e, and from psycho killer queers to \u003ci\u003eThe Rocky Horror Picture Show\u003c\/i\u003e's outrageous queen, it examines a plethora of trans portrayals that subsequently emerged from varied media outlets, including documentary films, television serials, and world cinema. Along the way, it analyzes milestones in trans representation, like \u003ci\u003eThe Crying Game, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBoys Don't Cry, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Fantastic Woman\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As it traces the evolution of trans people onscreen, \u003ci\u003eTransgender Cinema \u003c\/i\u003ealso considers the ongoing controversies sparked by these movies and series both within LGBTQ communities and beyond. Ultimately it reveals how film and television have shaped not only how the general public sees trans people, but also how trans people see themselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Selected Filmography: \u003cp\u003eAdventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, All about My Mother, Anak, Austin Unbound, Becoming Chaz, The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros, Boy I Am, Boy Meets Girl, Boys Don't Cry, The Brandon Teena Story, A Busy Day, Call Me Malcolm, Carlotta, Change over Time, The Crying Game, Dallas Buyers Club, The Danish Gir, The Devil Is a Woman, Drunktown's Finest, Facing Mirrors, A Fantastic Woman, 52 Tuesdays, Flesh, Girl Inside, A Girl like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, I Was a Male War Bride, Kate Bornstein Is a Queer and Pleasant Danger, Kumu Hina, La Cage aux Folles, Ma Vie en Rose \u003ci\u003e(My Life in Pink)\u003c\/i\u003e The Masquerader, Myra Breckinridge, Orlando, Paris Is Burning, Playing with Gender, Psycho, Queen Christina, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Saga of Anatahan, She's a Boy I Knew, Silence of the Lambs, Some Like It Hot, Southern Comfort, Still Black: A Portrait of Black Transmen, Stonewall, The Tenant, Three Generations. Tomboy, Tootsie, Transamerica, Transparent, Trash, Whatever Suits You, A Woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813597331\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.80h x 4.40w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rebecca Bell-Metereau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43124403699893,"sku":"9780813597331","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_a2af4438-fcfe-41ca-821e-a0181f715730.jpg?v=1694551374","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/transgender-cinema-9780813597331","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}