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 Trap Door: Trans Cultural Production and the Politics of Visibility By Reina Gossett; Eric A. Stanley; Johanna Burton (eds.) 2017 | 233 Pages | ISBN: 0262036606 | PDF | 15 MB Essays, conversations, and archival investigations explore the paradoxes, limitations, and social ramifications of trans representation within contemporary culture.The increasing representation of trans identity throughout art and popular culture in recent years has been nothing if not paradoxical. Trans visibility is touted as a sign of a liberal society, but it has coincided with a political moment marked both by heightened violence against trans people (especially trans women of color) and by the suppression of trans rights under civil law. Trap Door grapples with these contradictions. The essays, conversations, and dossiers gathered here delve into themes as wide-ranging yet interconnected as beauty, performativity, activism, and police brutality. Collectively, they attest to how trans people are frequently offered "doors"-entrances to visibility and recognition-that are actually "traps," accommodating trans bodies and communities only insofar as they cooperate with dominant norms. The volume speculates about a third term, perhaps uniquely suited for our time: the trapdoor, neither entrance nor exit, but a secret passageway leading elsewhere. Trap Door begins a conversation that extends through and beyond trans culture, showing how these issues have relevance for anyone invested in the ethics of visual culture. Contributors Lexi Adsit, Sara Ahmed, Nicole Archer, Kai Lumumba Barrow, Johanna Burton, micha cárdenas, Mel Y. Chen, Grace Dunham, Treva Ellison, Sydney Freeland, Che Gossett, Reina Gossett, Stamatina Gregory, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, Robert Hamblin, Eva Hayward, Juliana Huxtable, Yve Laris Cohen, Abram J. Lewis, Heather Love, Park McArthur, CeCe McDonald, Toshio Meronek, Fred Moten, Tavia Nyong'o, Morgan M. Page, Roy Pérez, Dean Spade, Eric A. Stanley, Jeannine Tang, Wu Tsang, Jeanne Vaccaro, Chris E. Vargas, Geo Wyeth, Kalaniopua Young, Constantina ZavitsanosTrap Door is necessary for now, a collection of essays unafraid of the messy contradictions of capitalism and its deleterious effects on bodies, movement, and land. This collection anchors us in 'the paradox of this moment,' increased transgender visibility alongside proliferating violence and rejection of transgender people personally, socially, and politically. Transdisciplinary and trans-historical, this text not only allows us to think race, gender, sexuality, and the state, simultaneously; it also contends with the material, ideological, and epistemological ramifications of visibility. The book is not simply about knowing or seeing, or even feeling; it makes its readers conscious of how it is we have come to know, see, and feel. This collection is a model text, a must read that demonstrates the highest potential of Transgender Studies as a field.Kai M. Green Assistant Professor of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Williams College  Paul Jay, "Transnational Literature: The Basics" English | ISBN: 0367252317 | 2021 | 214 pages | PDF | 5 MB Transnational Literature: The Basics provides an indispensable overview of this important new field of study and the literature it explores. It concisely describes the various ways in which literature can be understood as being "transnational," explains why scholars in literary studies have become so interested in the topic, and discusses the economic, political, social, and cultural forces that have shaped its development.  Theatre and Archival Memory: Irish Drama and Marginalised Histories 1951-1977 English | 2021 | ISBN: 3030745473 | 287 Pages | PDF EPUB | 15 MB This book presents new insights into the production and reception of Irish drama, its internationalisation and political influences, within a pivotal period of Irish cultural and social change. From the 1950s onwards, Irish theatre engaged audiences within new theatrical forms at venues from the Pike Theatre, the Project Arts Centre, and the Gate Theatre, as well as at Ireland's national theatre, the Abbey.
 The Ultimate Guide for Training Without a Gym: Home Workout Routines: Stay In Shape by Mr PEREIRA-HOCKER WENDY English | July 26, 2021 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B09B44Q73H | 60 pages | EPUB | 5.09 Mb So you want to start working out, but you don't want to leave the house?
 English | 2021 | ISBN: 1838828494 | 715 pages | True (PDF EPUB MOBI) | 41.82 MB Broaden your skill set by learning TypeScript and applying your knowledge to build real-world applications Key Features  The Twentieth Century World: An International History By William R. Keylor 1996 | 624 Pages | ISBN: 0195097696 | PDF | 29 MB Explores the history of modern relations between the U.S., Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The book's unique analytical framework focuses on the relationships between these countries rather than on their individual histories; helps readers to easily examine how the nations of the world have interacted since the beginning of the last century. Extensively revised to reflect the latest scholarship; featureing photographs for the first time - more than fifty throughout the text. The new edition addresses such issues as refugees and stateless persons, human rights, the environment, and the events of September 11, 2001. Updated to include the war on terrorism, military action in Iraq, and the causes and consequences of globalization, this edition also explores the expanding role of nongovernmental organizations, the threat of AIDS to world order, narcotics trafficking, and environmental degradation. Examines a wide range of countries, The Twentieth-Century World and Beyond, International Fifth Edition, is ideal for undergraduate and graduate courses in twentieth-century international history, twentieth-century world history, and international relations.
 The Severan Dynasty: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Roman Empire's Rulers Before Rome's Imperial Crisis by Charles River Editors English | March 3, 2019 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B07PBXTDD6 | 75 pages | EPUB | 3.03 Mb *Includes pictures  The Semantic Web - ISWC 2019: 18th International Semantic Web Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, October 26-30, 2019, Proceedings, Part I by Chiara Ghidini English | PDF | 2019 | 754 Pages | ISBN : 3030307921 | 29 MB The two-volume set of LNCS 11778 and 11779 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Semantic Web Conference, ISWC 2019, held in Auckland, New Zealand, in October 2019. The ISWC conference is the premier international forum for the Semantic Web / Linked Data Community.  Susanne C. Knittel, "The Routledge International Handbook of Perpetrator Studies " English | ISBN: 1138103241 | 2019 | 414 pages | PDF | 10 MB [center]  The Routledge Handbook of Chinese Discourse Analysis By Chris Shei 2019 | 700 Pages | ISBN: 0415789796 | PDF | 23 MB Chinese is a discourse-oriented language and the underlying mechanisms of the language involve encoding and decoding so the language can be correctly delivered and understood. To date, there has been a lack of consolidation at the discourse level such that a reference framework for understanding the language in a top-down fashion is still underdeveloped.The Routledge Handbook of Chinese Discourse Analysisis the first to showcase the latest research in the field of Chinese discourse analysis to consolidate existing findings, put the language in both theoretical and socio-functional perspectives, offer guidance and insights for further research and inspire innovative ideas for exploring the Chinese language in the discourse domain. The book is aimed at both students and scholars researching in the areas of Chinese linguistics and discourse analysis. |
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