‘A World History of Midwives’ explores the power and skills of older women and midwives within the construct of local stories. “Here, dreams are reality, and myths and legends exist side by side with objective truths. For those not familiar, or for those wishing to teach this subject, Eder’s book is an outstanding guide to an important history.” - FASEB Journal Those familiar with either the biomedical background or with the importance of gender to feminist interpretations will find this book illuminating. Eder moves skillfully between the medical, scientific, and social sides of this story, deftly showing how sexual stereotypes were perpetuated by the very practitioners that argued gender was something learned, not dictated by biology. “Eder’s remarkable medical history of gender in the clinic is a timely, sensitive account of how physicians, patients, psychologists, therapists, feminists, and trans activists created a world in which medical alterations of sex could become routine and standards of care were defined and contested. Sandra Eder / (University of Chicago Press) How the Clinic Made Gender: The Medical History of a Transformative Idea Brilliantly demonstrating how queer possibility emerges through a confluence of familial, media, state, and market forces, this book is a joy to read and a major contribution to the field.” -Fran Martin, University of Melbourne Its sophisticated media analyses and provocative theoretical contentions reveal two central paradoxes: the interdependence of queerness and kinship despite China’s notoriously homophobic patriarchal familism, and the flourishing of queer public culture in spite of its infamously restrictive media environment. “ Queering Chinese Kinship represents the cutting edge of Chinese queer studies. Queering Chinese Kinship: Queer Public Culture in Globalizing China Trans*Time offers the first international, media-focused, and comparative approach to the study of trans* representation across European television. Paradoxically, trans* people face ever-mounting discrimination and insidious violence. Trans* visibility has reached a peak in recent years, so much so that we can state that we are witnessing a primetime, or trans*time, in television and digital streaming series. Trans*Time: Projecting Transness in European (TV) SeriesĮdited by Danae Gallo González / (Campus Verlag) This beautifully curated anthology reshapes the genre of nature poetry and awakens readers to its richness.”- Publishers Weekly, Starred Review At the heart of Walsh’s project are two questions: ‘Who belongs here and why? Who and what gets to be natural?’ Walsh’s contributors provide luminous, curious variations, answers, hypotheses, and questions of their own. “This significant anthology features three centuries’ worth of more than 200 LGBTQ poets’ writing on the natural world. Įdited by Michael Walsh / (Autumn House Press) To learn more about these inspiring Pride Month titles-and receive 30% off print and e-book with promo code PRIDEMONTH30-please visit our website here. From inspirational memoirs to gripping histories, original poetry collections, studies of queer representation in media, and crucial reads on the challenges faced by the trans and intersex communities, these stories honor the journeys of queer individuals and the larger movement for love, acceptance, and equality for all. In recognition of Pride month, we offer below a reading list of recent books from Chicago and our client publishers that help illuminate LGBTQIA2S+ lives.
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