Redressing the balance

Lived experiences of the harms of visually mediated transgender identity

Dados Bibliográficos

ID11658191
AutoresKatie McBride (University of Plymouth, autor correspondente)
Ano2019
Volume26
Fascículo2
Páginas163-180
Data de publicação2019-04-16
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Review of Victimology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0269-7580 • E-ISSN: 2047-9433
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0269758019841480
OpenAlexW2938185817
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas69

Trans* identities have a history of being constructed, regulated and erased. Often a trans* individual’s social status is judged by others on the basis of their perception of that individual’s achievement of normative standards of gender. We are living through a time characterized by the prioritization of visual identity alongside intense scrutiny of trans* identities in relation to their authenticity and right to recognition. Research should support a reorientation of scrutiny towards these issues and acknowledge their relevance to lived experiences of the hegemonic discourse related to conceptualizations of gender as binary that engulf trans* individuals' lives. This paper is informed by empirical research undertaken at the University of Plymouth and in particular reflections on trans* individuals’ lived experiences of social harms. It contributes to victimology by presenting a discussion of cultural (re)presentations of the self and processes of othering in relation to trans* individuals. The adoption of participatory visual-narrative methods as a route through which to challenge these harmful discourses is proposed. Such methods can refocus our gaze away from trans* individuals as problematizing the world for others, and on to the lived experiences of the structures and processes that foster stigmatization and marginalization

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