Man-Made Woman - The Dialectics of Cross-Dressing

An auto-ethnography of cross-dressing, framed by Marxism, Feminism and psychoanalytic theory, charting Cremin's personal journey as a male-to-female cross-dresser in the ever-changing world of gender politics

List of contents

Acknowledgements

1. What's In A Dress?

2. On The Lavatory Question

3. The Aesthetic of Cross-Dressing

4. Everyone's a Fetishist

5. How Popular Culture Made Me (a Woman)

6. Full Exposure

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the author

Ciara Cremin lectures in Sociology at the University of Auckland. She is a critical and cultural theorist whose work diagnoses the socio-economic, cultural, and subjective condition of late capitalism, and the author of several books, including Man-Made Woman and The Future is Feminine.

Summary

An auto-ethnography of cross-dressing, framed by Marxism and psychoanalytic theory

Product details

• Authors: Ciara Cremin, Ciara Colin Cremin
• Assisted by: David Castle (Editor)
• Publisher: Pluto
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2017
• EAN: 9780745337128
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-3712-8
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, Cultural Studies, Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, DESIGN / Fashion & Accessories, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, PSYCHOLOGY / Human Sexuality, DESIGN / Textile & Costume, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Gender studies, gender groups, Fashion and textile design, Sex and sexuality, social aspects, Relating to Trans / Transgender people or gender minorities, New Zealand / Aotearoa, Ethical issues, topics and debates