In this twentieth anniversary edition of Female Masculinity--which features a new preface by the author--Jack Halberstam uncovers a hidden history of female masculinities, cataloging the diversity of gender expressions among masculine women from nineteenth-century pre-lesbian practices to contemporary drag king performances
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- Preface to the Twentieth Anniversary Edition -- PREFACE -- 1. AN INTRODUCTION TO FEMALE MASCULINITY -- 2. PERVERSE PRESENTISM -- 3. "A WRITER OF MISFITS" -- 4. LESBIAN MASCULINITY -- 5. TRANSGENDER BUTCH -- 6. LOOKING BUTCH -- 7. DRAG KINGS -- 8. RAGING BULL (DYKE) -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- FILMOGRAPHY -- INDEX
Preface to the 2018 edition -- An introduction to female masculinity : masculinity without men -- Perverse presentism : the androgyne, the tribade, the female husband, and other pre-twentieth-century genders -- "A writer of misfits" : John Radclyffe Hall and the discourse of inversion -- Lesbian masculinity : even stone butches get the blues -- Transgender butch : butch/ftm border wars and the masculine continuum -- Looking butch : a rough guide to butches on film -- Drag kings : masculinity and performance -- Raging bull (dyke) : new masculinities
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Illustrations -- Preface -- 1. An Introduction to Female Masculinity: Masculinity without Men -- 2. Perverse Presentism: The Androgyne, the Tribade, the Female Husband, and Other Pre-Twentieth-Century Genders -- 3. "A Writer of Misfits": John Radclyffe Hall and the Discourse of Inversion -- 4. Lesbian Masculinity: Even Stone Butches Get the Blues -- 5. Transgender Butch: Butch/FTM Border Wars and the Masculine Continuum -- 6. Looking Butch: A Rough Guide to Butches on Film -- 7. Drag Kings: Masculinity and Performance -- 8. Raging Bull (Dyke): New Masculinities -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Filmography -- Index
Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- 1. An Introduction to Female Masculinity: Masculinity without Men -- 2. Perverse Presentism: The Androgyne, the Tribade, the Female Husband, and Other Pre-Twentieth-Century Genders -- 3. "A Writer of Misfits": John Radclyffe Hall and the Discourse of Inversion -- 4. Lesbian Masculinity: Even Stone Butches Get the Blues -- 5. Transgender Butch: Butch/FTM Border Wars and the Masculine Continuum -- 6. Looking Butch: A Rough Guide to Butches on Film -- 7. Drag Kings: Masculinity and Performance -- 8. Raging Bull (Dyke): New Masculinities -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Filmography -- Index.
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