Trans masculinities: embodiments, performances and the materiality of gender in times of change

Aboim, Sofia; Vasconcelos, Pedro; Merlini, Sara

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Aboim, Sofia

Vasconcelos, Pedro

Merlini, Sara

Abstract(s)

In recent years, the increased visibility of the category, transgender – or simply trans – has brought new challenges to light and, most importantly, led to the formation of a new lexicon for the naming of privilege and oppression (Boellstorf et al. 2014; Marciano 2014). While women and femininity remain subaltern in contemporary societies, the affirmation of the rights of gender minorities and the expansion of plural gender identities beyond normative definitions of hegemonic masculinity and femininity (Plummer 1996) can be seen as one of the most challenging forms of resistance to the limits imposed by binary systems of gender that oppose men and women.

Keywords

Transgender Trans masculinities

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http://hdl.handle.net/10451/35670

Citation

Aboim, S., Vasconcelos, P., Merlini, S. (2018). Trans masculinities: embodiments, performances and the materiality of gender in times of change. In S. Aboim, P. Granjo, A. Ramos (Eds.), Changing societies: legacies and challenges. Vol. 1. Ambiguous inclusions: inside out, outside in, pp. 333-355. Lisboa: Imprensa de Ciências Sociais