Non cis/heteronormative books on feminism
May 25, 2022 8:49 PM
I'm looking for books that discuss feminism from a explicitly non cis/het perspective.
I recently read The Will to Change by bell hooks and Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again by Katherine Angel. They were both good, on the whole, but frustratingly focused on straight relationships between (presumably) cis people. (The Will to Change has a bit about how "one of the first revolutionary acts of visionary feminism must be to restore maleness and masculinity as an ethical biological category" and "Male being, maleness, masculinity must stand for the essential core goodness of the self, of the human body that has a penis", which was really surprising to me given how many people recommend bell hooks' writing)
I'm particularly interested in feminism from a gender abolitionist perspective, although also happy to read things from other views, as long as queer or trans perspectives are a primary consideration.
I recently read The Will to Change by bell hooks and Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again by Katherine Angel. They were both good, on the whole, but frustratingly focused on straight relationships between (presumably) cis people. (The Will to Change has a bit about how "one of the first revolutionary acts of visionary feminism must be to restore maleness and masculinity as an ethical biological category" and "Male being, maleness, masculinity must stand for the essential core goodness of the self, of the human body that has a penis", which was really surprising to me given how many people recommend bell hooks' writing)
I'm particularly interested in feminism from a gender abolitionist perspective, although also happy to read things from other views, as long as queer or trans perspectives are a primary consideration.
Have you read any Judith Butler? They are one of the pioneers of understanding gender as a construct/gender performance. Gender Trouble, written in 1990, was majorly influential, but there's a ton more. Also this recent interview is a good introduction.
posted by thebots at 11:16 AM on May 26, 2022
posted by thebots at 11:16 AM on May 26, 2022
I also came here to recommend Julia Serano's Whipping Girl. Fantastic stuff. She's got a new book out that talks about sexualization that I'm excited for, but can't yet recommend because I haven't read it yet. Serano is a white bi trans woman whose day job is as a biologist, and her analysis is fantastic, she really helped me have a better framework for the ways femininity is devalued in queer and feminist spaces.
posted by bile and syntax at 2:02 PM on May 26, 2022
posted by bile and syntax at 2:02 PM on May 26, 2022
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