Non-Binary Gender Identities - The Language of Becoming

This important book examines how non-binary people discover, adopt, and negotiate language in a variety of social settings. It considers how language, in the form of gender-neutral pronouns, names, and labels, is a central aspect of identity for many and has been a subject of much debate recently.

List of contents

1. Becoming Non-binary: Language and Identity 2. Gender and Linguistic Becomings: Beyond Positivism and Social Constructionism 3. Materialist Methods: The Research-assemblage 4. Gender and Linguistic Becomings: Affective Intensities 5. Language-related Distress: Proximities and Intentions 6. The Non-binary Corpus: A Network of Linguistic and Material Intensities 7. Non-binary Assemblage: Becoming Something Else

About the author

Sebastian Cordoba (he/him) is a lecturer of Psychology at the University of Suffolk and an adjunct assistant professor at The City College of New York - CUNY. Sebastian is a social and LGBTQ+ psychologist. His research interests include: gender, sexuality, and language; new materialist approaches to research; and corpus linguistics.

Summary

This important book examines how non-binary people discover, adopt, and negotiate language in a variety of social settings. It considers how language, in the form of gender-neutral pronouns, names, and labels, is a central aspect of identity for many and has been a subject of much debate recently.

Product details

• Authors: Sebastian Cordoba
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2022
• EAN: 9780367637101
• ISBN: 978-0-367-63710-1
• No. of pages: 180
• Series: Gender and Sexualities in Psychology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Human Sexuality, PSYCHOLOGY / Applied Psychology, Sociolinguistics, Social, group or collective psychology, Literature: history & criticism, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Psychological theory & schools of thought, Psychology of gender, Literature: history and criticism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Gay Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General, Gender studies: men and boys, Gender Studies: Men, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Sexuality, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Bisexual Studies