The Routledge Handbook of Trans Literature examines the intersection of transgender studies and literary studies, bringing together essays from global experts in the field. This volume provides a comprehensive overview of trans literature, highlighting the core topics, genres, and periods important for scholarship now and in the future.
Covering the main approaches and key literary genres of the area, this volume includes:
• Examination of the core topics guiding contemporary trans literary theory and criticism, including the Anthropocene, archival speculation, activism, BDSM, Black studies, critical plant studies, culture, diaspora, disability, ethnocentrism, home, inclusion, monstrosity, nondualist philosophies, nonlinearity, paradox, pedagogy, performativity, poetics, religion, suspense, temporality, visibility, and water.
• Exploration of diverse literary genres, forms, and periods through a trans lens, such as archival fiction, artificial intelligence narratives, autobiography, climate fiction, comics, creative writing, diaspora fiction, drama, fan fiction, gothic fiction, historical fiction, manga, medieval literature, minor literature, modernist literature, mystery and detective fiction, nature writing, poetry, postcolonial literature, radical literature, realist fiction, Renaissance literature, Romantic literature, science fiction, travel writing, utopian literature, Victorian literature, and young adult literature.
This comprehensive volume will be of great interest to scholars and students of literature, gender studies, trans studies, literary theory, and literary criticism.
The Routledge Handbook of Trans Literature examines the intersection of transgender studies and literary studies, bringing together essays from global experts in the field.
Introduction, Sabine Sharp
Part I. Core Topics
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1. Culture and Trans Literature, Nicole Anae
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2. Performativity and Trans Literature, Alexa Alice Joubin
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3. Home and Trans Literature, Alexander Eastwood
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4. Religion and Trans Literature, Erik Wade
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5. Ethnocentrism and Trans Literature, Kristen J. Carella
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6. Archival Speculation and Trans Literature, Travis L. Wagner
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7. Nondualist Philosophies and Trans Literature, Peter I-Min Huang
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8. Temporality and Trans Literature, Lenka Filipova
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9. Nonlinearity and Trans Literature, Chung-Hao Ku
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10. Suspense and Trans Literature, Sam Holmqvist
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11. Paradox and Trans Literature, Libe Garcia Zarranz and france rose
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12. Visibility and Trans Literature, Tesla Cariani
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13. Activism and Trans Literature, Sunaina Jain
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14. Inclusion and Trans Literature, Sawyer Kemp
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15. BDSM and Trans Literature, Jay Szpilka
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16. Monstrosity and Trans Literature, Sabine Sharp
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17. The Anthropocene and Trans Literature, M. A. Miller
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18. Water and Trans Literature, Jeremy Chow
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19. Teaching English as a Foreign Language and Trans Literature,
Esteban López-Medina and Mariano Quinterno
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20. Critical Plant Studies and Trans Literature, Michael Mlekoday
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21. Disability and Trans Literature, Nowell Marshall
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22. Black Studies and Trans Literature, Frederick C. Staidum Jr.
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23. Trans Poetics and Trans Literature, Nicole Anae
Part II. Forms and Genres
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24. Life Writing as Trans Literature, Eamon Schlotterback
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25. Diaspora Fiction as Trans Literature, Aqdas Aftab
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26. Archival Fiction as Trans Literature, Rowan Wilson
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27. Nature Writing as Trans Literature, Lenka Filipova
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28. Science Fiction as Trans Literature, Sabine Sharp
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29. Artificial Intelligence Narratives as Trans Literature, Timothy
S. Miller and Tristan Sheridan
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30. Climate Fiction as Trans Literature, Aye ensoy
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31. Gothic Fiction as Trans Literature, Melanie Marotta
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32. Mystery and Detective Fiction as Trans Literature, Casey Cothran
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33. Travel Writing as Trans Literature, Lenka Filipova
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34. Young Adult Literature as Trans Literature, Michelle Deininger
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35. Fan Fiction as Trans Literature, Dean Leetal
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36. Hijra Autobiography as Trans Literature, Nisarga Bhattacharjee
and Ananya Chatterjee
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37. Online Performance Poetry as Trans Literature, Emily Roach
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38. Comics as Trans Literature, Margaret Galvan
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39. Manga as Trans Literature, Tara Etherington
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40. The Radical Novel as Trans Literature, Michael Mayne
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41. Minor Literature as Trans Literature, Aaron Hammes
Part III. Periods
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42. Medieval Literature as Trans Literature, Laura Gazzoli
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43. Renaissance Literature as Trans Literature, Katarzyna Burzyska
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44. Enlightenment Literature as Trans Literature, Kelly Swartz
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45. Romantic Literature as Trans Literature, Nowell Marshall
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46. Victorian Literature as Trans Literature, Jolene Zigarovich
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47. Modernist Literature as Trans Literature, Todd Nordgren
Douglas A. Vakoch is President of METI, dedicated to Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence. Dr. Vakochs recent books include Transecology: Transgender Perspectives on Environment and Nature (2020), Transgender India: Understanding Third Gender Identities and Experiences (2022), The Routledge Handbook of Ecofeminism and Literature (2023), and Indian Transgender Literature: Fiction and Autobiography in Regional Perspective (2024).
Sabine Sharp is a scholar of trans and science fiction studies. In 2021, they completed a PhD titled Monsters, Time-Travel, and Aliens: Tracing the Genealogies of Trans through Feminist Science Fiction Writing and Film (University of Manchester). Alongside writing about feminist, queer, and trans media and politics, they work as an e-learning support officer at the University of Manchester Library.
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