Dear Colleagues
I thought you may be interested in the latest PR from Routledge Sociology Journals - a preview can be read below:
'Until quite recently, society has accepted the definition of a ‘trans’ person to be most closely associated with gender identity. This has been most notably encapsulated in the media by the extensive coverage of Caitlyn Jenner’s gender transition. The interest in the Rachel Dolezal case (the originally fair-skinned, blond-haired daughter of white parents who came to identify and live as a black woman) has begun to question this definition, and has created something of a political storm. On this topic, leading US sociologist, Professor Rogers Brubaker of UCLA, in an article published in Ethnic and Racial Studies believes that we should treat the intertwined discussion of Caitlyn Jenner and Rachel Dolezal as an intellectual opportunity, rather than a political provocation, as it is key to understanding the micropolitics of identity...'
Full release is available here: http://newsroom.taylorandfrancisgroup.com/news/press-release/a-trans-moment-the-case-of-jenner-and-dolezal#.VflpZRFVhHw
Full article can be read here: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01419870.2015.1084430
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Imogen Catling
Routledge Social Sciences Journals
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