Author : Karl Edward Bryant
Publisher : ProQuest
ISBN 13 : 9780549268161
Total Pages : 598 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (681 download)
Book Synopsis The Politics of Pathology and the Making of Gender Identity Disorder by : Karl Edward Bryant
Download or read book The Politics of Pathology and the Making of Gender Identity Disorder written by Karl Edward Bryant and published by ProQuest. This book was released on 2007 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My dissertation shows the ways in which debates over GIDC have been one key site for theorizing the relationship between gender and sexuality. Additionally, while stakeholders in debates over the legitimacy of GIDC have generally been understood as adversaries, I show how both GIDC defenders and GIDC critics work within a common framework based on the discursive, material and historical conditions from which GIDC was produced. Based on these findings, I discuss the limitations of current critiques of GIDC, and suggest new directions for future advocacy and research.