Jules Gill-Peterson
Jules Gill-Peterson is a scholar and author known for her work on transgender history and issues. She is an associate professor and has contributed significantly to the understanding of transgender children's history.
Books
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1. The Child Now
Transgender Children in the Twenty-First Century
The book delves into the complex and often overlooked narratives of transgender children, challenging prevailing societal perceptions and historical narratives. It explores the intersection of race, gender, and childhood, offering a nuanced examination of how these identities have been constructed and understood over time. Through a critical lens, it highlights the resilience and agency of transgender youth, advocating for a more inclusive and empathetic understanding of their experiences in contemporary society.
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2. A Short History Of Trans Misogyny
This concise historical study traces how a distinct form of misogyny directed at trans and transfeminine people was produced and sustained by medical, legal, and cultural institutions from the nineteenth century to the present. Drawing on archival research, it shows how psychiatric classifications, policing, social welfare, and nationalist and imperial projects shaped ideas about who counts as a legitimate woman, and how those ideas intersect with race, class, and reproduction to produce specific patterns of exclusion and violence. The book argues that hostility toward trans women cannot be reduced to individual prejudice or recent political debates but must be understood as rooted in long-standing structures that regulate gender, sexuality, and citizenship.
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