Disciplining gender : rhetorics of sex identity in contemporary U.S. culture / John M. Sloop.

Author/creator Sloop, John M., 1963-
Format Book
Publication InfoAmherst : University of Massachusetts Press, ©2004.
Descriptionix, 189 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Contents Introduction: Critical rhetoric, public argument, and gender trouble -- Ch. 1. Re-membering David Reimer: heteronormativity and public argument in the John/Joan Case -- Ch. 2. Disciplining the transgendered: Brandon Teena, public representation, and normativity -- Ch. 3. "So long, chaps and spurs, and howdy--er, bon jour--to the wounded songbird": k.d. lang, ambiguity, and the politics of genre/gender -- Ch. 4. The disciplining of female masculinity: Janet Reno as "the lesbian swamp monster" -- Ch. 5. In death, a secret "finally and fully exposed": Barry Winchell, Calpernia Addams, and the crystallization of gender and desire -- Conclusion: Bringing it all back home.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 167-182) and index.
LCCN 2003024581
ISBN1558494375 (cloth)
ISBN1558494383 (paper)