Queer Traversals: Psychoanalytic Queer and Trans Theories

Review\n“An invaluable commentary on the status of gender and sexuality in Lacanian psychoanalysis. By putting contemporary Lacanians like Slavoj Žižek on the theoretical couch, the author embarks upon a riveting analysis of how we may lay the groundwork for a queer and trans-affirmative psychoanalysis. Coffman is one of the most important queer scholars writing today on subjectivity, gender and sexuality in Lacanian perspective.” ―Sheila L. Cavanagh, Sociology Professor, York University, Canada\nWorking at the intersection of psychoanalytic, queer, and transgender theories, this book argues for the need to read Lacanian psychoanalysis through a queer and trans-positive framework. In so doing, it challenges the dimensions of fantasy at play in efforts to insist on the continued validity of the binary gender system. Targeting the Lacanian concept of “sexual difference” - that desire is structured through the difference between masculine and feminine - it argues that this idea is not transhistorical, as orthodox Lacanians claim, but rather a historically contingent fantasy. As such, it argues that psychoanalytic queer theorists need to go beyond this fantasy to register truly the full range of sexualities and modes of embodiment.\nExamining texts as diverse as films such as Hedwig and the Angry Inch and literary texts such as Paul takes the Form of a Mortal Girl, the book enables a queer and trans- inclusive model of theorizing subjectivity in psychoanalysis, psychosocial studies and cultural studies.

Literature & Fiction

Coffman, Chris

History & Criticism

Bloomsbury Academic

Working at the intersection of psychoanalytic, queer, and transgender theories, this book argues for the need to read Lacanian psychoanalysis through a queer and trans-positive framework. In so doing, it challenges the dimensions of fantasy at play in efforts to insist on the continued validity of the binary gender system. Targeting the Lacanian concept of "sexual difference" - that desire is structured through the difference between masculine and feminine - it argues that this idea is not transhistorical, as orthodox Lacanians claim, but rather a historically contingent fantasy. As such, it argues that psychoanalytic queer theorists need to go beyond this fantasy to register truly the full range of sexualities and modes of embodiment. Examining texts as diverse as films such as Hedwig and the Angry Inch and literary texts such as Paul takes the Form of a Mortal Girl, the book enables a queer and trans- inclusive model of theorizing subjectivity in psychoanalysis, psychosocial studies and cultural studies.

Gertrude Stein's Transmasculinity

Edinburgh University Press

Argues that Gertrude Stein's gender can best be described as 'transmasculine' This thoughtful and sophisticated book views Gertrude Stein's life and writings through the lens of transgender theory.&nbsp; Reframing earlier scholarship that falsely assumes that Stein's masculinity was a misogynist manifestation of self-hatred, Chris Coffman argues that her gender was transmasculine and affirms her masculinity as a vital force in her life and work. This book uses Stein's writings - and others' literary and visual texts about her - to illuminate the ways her transmasculinity was formed through her relationship with her feminine partner, Alice B. Toklas, and through her masculine homosocial bonds with modernist figures such as Jane Heap, Pablo Picasso, Ernest Hemingway and Carl Van Vechten. Key Features: <ul> <li>Reads Stein's experimental writing through transgender theory</li> <li>Approaches Gertrude Stein's masculinity and relationship with Alice B. Toklas through transgender theory</li> <li>Examines Stein's masculine homosocial bonds with male modernists such as Pablo Picasso, Ernest Hemingway, and Carl Van Vechten</li> <li>Offers new readings of materials from the Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas Papers at Yale University's Beinecke Library</li> </ul>

"What Remains" is a 2017 Scars Publications poetry and prose book with material from assorted writers and artists, as the March 2017 issue release of the literary magazine "Down in the Dirt" (http://scars.tv/dirt). Since 2014 "Down in the Dirt" magazine is released every other month (and sometimes with bonus issues) as a 6"x9" perfect-bound paperback book, with not only it's usual ISSN# (print ISSN# 1554-9623 and Internet ISSN# 1554-9666), but also an ISBN#. Because of ISBN# releases, all issues now carry a title to accompany the new format, reflecting the writing inside the book as well as the cover design. Writers and artists included in this Scars Publications perfect-bound 6" x 9" ISBN# paperback book include Allan Onik, Amy Paloski, Anne Mangahas, Ben Rasnic, Benjamin Uhlich, Chris Coffman, Charvae Johnson, Cody Fletcher, Cynthia A. DiTaranto, DC Diamondopolous, Greg Mahr, Gregg Dotoli, Gregory D. Brown, Heather Sheridan, James Raisanen, James Wade, Janet Kuypers, Jeremy DaCruz, Jeremy Dewald, Joseph Giordano, Katie Little, Kayla Rutherford-Bohach, Kitta MacPherson, Lisa Gray, Marlon Jackson, Mikala Bice, Patricia Hardesty, Renuka Raghavan, Richard Schnap, Robert Beveridge, Sabina Walser, Samuel Franklin, Stephen Daniels, Taryn Bell and Todd McMurray, and art from Bill Wolak, David Sowards, Edward Michael O'Durr Supranowicz, Fabrice Poussin and Westley Heine.

What Remains: "Down in the Dirt" magazine v143 (March 2017)

Kuypers, Janet

DiTaranto, Cynthia A.

Rasnic, Ben

Uhlich, Benjamin

Johnson, Charvae

Fletcher, Cody

Diamondopolous, D C

Mahr, Grerg

Dotoli, Gregg

Literary

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

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Crisis Deluxe

Business & Money

Finance

Odysseus Press

Single Mom - You Are a Hero You may not consider yourself one. You may have never been celebrated as such. In fact, the culture may be treating you much differently. In some circles, you feel as though you have failed and that you and your children are now a burden on society. Your potential has been stifled, your dreams will never be, and your only chance at redemption can be found in marriage and taking on the appearance of a "normal" family.Do not let the opinions of others define you. True heroes are admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. You, the single mom, are a warrior standing in the gap to lead, nurture, and protect your children. You are, by definition, a hero. Heroes in Our Midst chronicles the lives of eight single moms who rose above their adversities to carve out better lives for themselves and their families. Each real-life story weaves together the challenges, the setbacks, and the limitations these women faced with the inner strength, determination and fortitude that propelled them beyond their circumstances to succeed. In each case, the Helping Hands for Single Moms scholarship program played a supportive role as these moms went to great lengths to achieve their academic goals. Every mom in this book thought at one time that she was no one special, just another of society's single moms. Learn from and be encouraged by the power fierce love has to change a mom's life for the sake of her children. "As you read Heroes in Our Midst, you will find yourself rooting for these single moms to overcome the many obstacles they face. It is never too late for a new beginning." Lucille O'Neal Author, Motivational Speaker, and one of the founding members of the Mothers of Professional Basketball Players, Inc. (MPBP)"In 2014 I fell in love with the Helping Hands for Single Moms organization; this book reminds me why." Eddie Johnson NBA veteran and co-host of NBA Today on Sirius XM NBA Radio"Heroes in Our Midst not only celebrates these but demonstrates what can happen when a call to serve, a vision to lead, and a helping hand divinely come together." Cynt Marshall CEO of the Dallas Mavericks

Heroes in Our Midst: Inspirational Stories for Single Moms

Parenting & Relationships

Parenting

Spotlight Publishing

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