Going stealth : transgender politics and U.S. surveillance practices /

Beauchamp uses instances of gender surveillance to demonstrate how disciplinary power attempts to produce conformist citizens and regulate difference through discourses of security. At the same time, he contends that greater visibility and recognition for gender nonconformity, while sometimes benefi...

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Main Author: Beauchamp, Toby, 1977- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Durham ; London : Duke University Press, [2019]
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Summary:Beauchamp uses instances of gender surveillance to demonstrate how disciplinary power attempts to produce conformist citizens and regulate difference through discourses of security. At the same time, he contends that greater visibility and recognition for gender nonconformity, while sometimes beneficial, might actually enable the surveillance state to more effectively track, measure, and control trans bodies and identities.
Item Description:The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
Physical Description:xi, 196 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-183) and index.
ISBN:9781478001225
1478001224
9781478001577
1478001577