Captive genders : trans embodiment and the prison industrial complex /

Captive genders : trans embodiment and the prison industrial complex /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Oakland, CA : AK Press, ©2011.
Description:	x, 365 pages ; 22 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Transgender people -- Violence against -- United States. Transgender people -- Effect of imprisonment on -- United States. Prison-industrial complex -- United States. Prison-industrial complex. Transgender people -- Violence against. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10873979

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Varying Form of Title:	Trans embodiment and the prison industrial complex
Other authors / contributors:	Stanley, Eric A. Smith, Nat.
ISBN:	1849350701 9781849350709
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:	Pathologized, terrorized, and confined, trans/gender-non-conforming and queer folks have always struggled against the enormity of the prison industrial complex. The first collection of its kind, Eric A. Stanley and Nat Smith bring together current and former prisoners, activists, and academics to offer new ways for understanding how race, gender, ability, and sexuality are lived under the crushing weight of captivity. Through a politic of gender self-determination, this collection argues that trans/queer liberation and prison abolition must be grown together. From rioting against police violence and critiquing hate crimes legislation, to prisoners demanding access to HIV medications, and far beyond, Captive Genders is a challenge for us all to join the struggle.

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Summary:	A collection which represents years of struggle in the transgender, gender variant and queer liberation movements and the movement for the abolition of the prison industrial complex. Often discriminated against and harassed on the outside, time in prison can be especially difficult for this already marginalised group of people who may exist between the prison system's male/female institutions. Vulnerable to attack and often denied medical care or protection beyond segregation, they are often overlooked by mainstream rights campaigns.
Physical Description:	x, 365 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	1849350701 9781849350709