Embodying gender: transgender body/subject formations in Taiwan 1
@article{Ho2006EmbodyingGT, title={Embodying gender: transgender body/subject formations in Taiwan 1}, author={Josephine Ho}, journal={Inter-Asia Cultural Studies}, year={2006}, volume={7}, pages={228 - 242} }
Abstract ‘A soul trapped in the wrong body’ is a common description employed by trans subjects to explain their unusual condition. While useful in illustrating the often contradictory feelings, perceptions, self‐images, and social expectations that trans subjects have to negotiate as they move through social space; the body–soul imagery also obscures the manifold differences in endowment and resources among trans subjects that may limit their embodiment. Important aspects of contemporary socio…
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