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The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook of Transgender Studies

Edited by J. E. Sumerau

The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook of Transgender Studies is a comprehensive yet concise overview of important issues, themes, and research on transgender people and populations. Coupling both their scholarly expertise with their lived experiences, the contributors tackle a full gamut of topics, including medical care, education, coming out, bathroom and military politics and possibilities, and the creation of families. The volume opens with an introduction from the editor who outlines her own journey and experience searching for information on “transgender studies” in the early 2010’s. Since then, the field has risen in prominence and is one of the fastest growing areas of research in gender studies. Scholars and students alike will find this to be an accessible and essential primer on the societal forces that impact and shape the lives of transgender people.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 188 • Trim: 7¼ x 10⅜
978-1-5381-3601-0 • Hardback • February 2023 • $140.00 • (£108.00)
Series: The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook Series
Subjects: Social Science / LGBT Studies / Transgender Studies, Social Science / Gender Studies, Social Science / LGBT Studies / General

J.E. Sumerau (she/they) is associate professor and director of applied sociology at the University of Tampa. She is the author of eleven books and over 75 articles and chapters at the intersections of sexualities, gender, health, violence, and religion.

An Introduction to Transgender Studies

J. E. Sumerau

1. From a Trans Perspective: Gender Dysphoria Defined and Demystified

Shalen Lowell

2. Trans, Nonbinary, and Gender-Diverse Health: Discussions and Directions in Social Research

Austin H. Johnson

3. Transgender Experiences with Public Bathrooms

Lain A. B. Mathers

4. Intersectionality, Trans People, and the Criminal Justice System

Sarah E. Rogers

5. Policy Whiplash: Transgender Military Service in the Twenty-First Century

Máel Embser-Herbert

6. The Intersection of Transgender and Intersex Experiences

Cary Gabriel Costello

7. Do Ask, Do Act: Sex and Gender Affirmation in Clinical Education

Alexandra “Xan” C. H. Nowakowski and Shay Phillips

8. Fires of Aliaxa: A Sankofic Essay on Transmasculinity, Race, and Health

Alyasah Ali Sewell

9. A Call for Resources and Protection: Trans Lives in the Southeastern United States

Baker A. Rogers

10. Race, Gender, and Intimacy for Trans/Nonbinary People

alithia zamantakis

11. Understanding Trans Youth: An Overview of the Field of Trans Youth Studies

Jonathan A. Jimenez

12. Transgender Chosen Families and Online Communities

Jordan Forrest Miller and James Capello

13. Trans Embodiment: Symbolic, Material, and Intersectional Accounts

Davida Schiffer

Index

About the Contributors

Using an array of research methods, popular culture examples, and perspectives, The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook of Transgender Studies provides a valuable introduction to the lives and realities of transgender people in the United States. This handbook provides an accessible and effective teaching tool for those seeking to understand how transgender people navigate and experience their lives and interactions within society. It also provides a guide for understanding how normalizing cisgender (not transgender) experiences across social institutions reproduce inequality against transgender communities in the 21st Century.


— Nik Lampe, Postdoctoral Scholar, Vanderbilt University


J.E. Sumerau has put together a series of informative and emotionally compelling essays designed to inform trans people as we struggle to understand ourselves, the societies we are trying to thrive/survive in, and the various options available/unavailable to us as we work to constructive liveable lives. The title of this collection might as well be Trans Studies For Trans People, not that trans people are treated as monolithic, but that trans people in all our diversity need resources that are not primarily academic but rather informative and relevant to us. The book reminds me a little of Ivan Coyote’s Tomboy Survival Guide Lee Airton’s Gender: Your Guide in tone but with broader reach.


— Dr. Travers, Simon Fraser University


We need more stories that engage the multitude of transgender life and politics. In The Handbook of Transgender Studies we are offered an adaptive project that mobilizes a variety of approaches that do not seek to encompass all of transgender studies, but rather break open several avenues for complimentary projects to emerge. It takes a refreshingly personal approach to trans life, seeking to enrich and enliven debate in our field. This collection offers an urgent multiplicity of standpoints and is an invaluable tool for researchers in transgender studies as well as scholars who find themselves mentoring and teaching in the field.


— Abraham Weil, University of Kansas


Through multidisciplinary research and an intersectional lens, the complex lives and broad experiences of transgender people are illuminated. Establishing trans voices at the center of the discussions, contributors examine issues, experiences, and populations while being mindful of race, class, ethnicity, ability, and sexuality, religion. This focuses on how to create better systems, supports, and institutions for trans people, as well as increase education, awareness, and empathy all while improving and expanding research.... Championing advocacy, autonomy, and affirmation, this intensely academic look at the lived experiences of trans people empowers and normalizes trans experiences while educating allies how to best serve and support this community. An essential, insightful overview of current issues in the field of Transgender Studies.


— School Library Journal, Starred Review


    • Concise, clearly written discussions of topics relevant to transgender people as well as cisgender people interested in transgender studies
    • Essays on topical concerns including but not limited to medicine, the criminal justice system, politics, friendships, and romantic relationships, and families
    • An introduction from the editor concerning her experiences talking to fellow transgender people during her research to develop the topics for this book
    • Personalized essays and literature reviews for students and researchers newly engaging in transgender studies for personal or professional reasons


11/10/22, Choice Reviews: This book was highlighted in a roundup of forthcoming reference titles.

Link: https://www.choice360.org/choice-pick/forthcoming-titles-in-reference-2022/



10/6/23, School Library Journal: This title was included among 41 exemplary titles for October 2023 starred reviews.

link:https://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/story/41-exemplary-titles-including-a-new-book-from-maurice-sendak-and-more-starred-reviews-october-2023



The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook of Transgender Studies

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Summary
Summary
  • The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook of Transgender Studies is a comprehensive yet concise overview of important issues, themes, and research on transgender people and populations. Coupling both their scholarly expertise with their lived experiences, the contributors tackle a full gamut of topics, including medical care, education, coming out, bathroom and military politics and possibilities, and the creation of families. The volume opens with an introduction from the editor who outlines her own journey and experience searching for information on “transgender studies” in the early 2010’s. Since then, the field has risen in prominence and is one of the fastest growing areas of research in gender studies. Scholars and students alike will find this to be an accessible and essential primer on the societal forces that impact and shape the lives of transgender people.

Details
Details
  • Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
    Pages: 188 • Trim: 7¼ x 10⅜
    978-1-5381-3601-0 • Hardback • February 2023 • $140.00 • (£108.00)
    Series: The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook Series
    Subjects: Social Science / LGBT Studies / Transgender Studies, Social Science / Gender Studies, Social Science / LGBT Studies / General
Author
Author
  • J.E. Sumerau (she/they) is associate professor and director of applied sociology at the University of Tampa. She is the author of eleven books and over 75 articles and chapters at the intersections of sexualities, gender, health, violence, and religion.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • An Introduction to Transgender Studies

    J. E. Sumerau

    1. From a Trans Perspective: Gender Dysphoria Defined and Demystified

    Shalen Lowell

    2. Trans, Nonbinary, and Gender-Diverse Health: Discussions and Directions in Social Research

    Austin H. Johnson

    3. Transgender Experiences with Public Bathrooms

    Lain A. B. Mathers

    4. Intersectionality, Trans People, and the Criminal Justice System

    Sarah E. Rogers

    5. Policy Whiplash: Transgender Military Service in the Twenty-First Century

    Máel Embser-Herbert

    6. The Intersection of Transgender and Intersex Experiences

    Cary Gabriel Costello

    7. Do Ask, Do Act: Sex and Gender Affirmation in Clinical Education

    Alexandra “Xan” C. H. Nowakowski and Shay Phillips

    8. Fires of Aliaxa: A Sankofic Essay on Transmasculinity, Race, and Health

    Alyasah Ali Sewell

    9. A Call for Resources and Protection: Trans Lives in the Southeastern United States

    Baker A. Rogers

    10. Race, Gender, and Intimacy for Trans/Nonbinary People

    alithia zamantakis

    11. Understanding Trans Youth: An Overview of the Field of Trans Youth Studies

    Jonathan A. Jimenez

    12. Transgender Chosen Families and Online Communities

    Jordan Forrest Miller and James Capello

    13. Trans Embodiment: Symbolic, Material, and Intersectional Accounts

    Davida Schiffer

    Index

    About the Contributors

Reviews
Reviews
  • Using an array of research methods, popular culture examples, and perspectives, The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook of Transgender Studies provides a valuable introduction to the lives and realities of transgender people in the United States. This handbook provides an accessible and effective teaching tool for those seeking to understand how transgender people navigate and experience their lives and interactions within society. It also provides a guide for understanding how normalizing cisgender (not transgender) experiences across social institutions reproduce inequality against transgender communities in the 21st Century.


    — Nik Lampe, Postdoctoral Scholar, Vanderbilt University


    J.E. Sumerau has put together a series of informative and emotionally compelling essays designed to inform trans people as we struggle to understand ourselves, the societies we are trying to thrive/survive in, and the various options available/unavailable to us as we work to constructive liveable lives. The title of this collection might as well be Trans Studies For Trans People, not that trans people are treated as monolithic, but that trans people in all our diversity need resources that are not primarily academic but rather informative and relevant to us. The book reminds me a little of Ivan Coyote’s Tomboy Survival Guide Lee Airton’s Gender: Your Guide in tone but with broader reach.


    — Dr. Travers, Simon Fraser University


    We need more stories that engage the multitude of transgender life and politics. In The Handbook of Transgender Studies we are offered an adaptive project that mobilizes a variety of approaches that do not seek to encompass all of transgender studies, but rather break open several avenues for complimentary projects to emerge. It takes a refreshingly personal approach to trans life, seeking to enrich and enliven debate in our field. This collection offers an urgent multiplicity of standpoints and is an invaluable tool for researchers in transgender studies as well as scholars who find themselves mentoring and teaching in the field.


    — Abraham Weil, University of Kansas


    Through multidisciplinary research and an intersectional lens, the complex lives and broad experiences of transgender people are illuminated. Establishing trans voices at the center of the discussions, contributors examine issues, experiences, and populations while being mindful of race, class, ethnicity, ability, and sexuality, religion. This focuses on how to create better systems, supports, and institutions for trans people, as well as increase education, awareness, and empathy all while improving and expanding research.... Championing advocacy, autonomy, and affirmation, this intensely academic look at the lived experiences of trans people empowers and normalizes trans experiences while educating allies how to best serve and support this community. An essential, insightful overview of current issues in the field of Transgender Studies.


    — School Library Journal, Starred Review


Features
Features
      • Concise, clearly written discussions of topics relevant to transgender people as well as cisgender people interested in transgender studies
      • Essays on topical concerns including but not limited to medicine, the criminal justice system, politics, friendships, and romantic relationships, and families
      • An introduction from the editor concerning her experiences talking to fellow transgender people during her research to develop the topics for this book
      • Personalized essays and literature reviews for students and researchers newly engaging in transgender studies for personal or professional reasons


    11/10/22, Choice Reviews: This book was highlighted in a roundup of forthcoming reference titles.

    Link: https://www.choice360.org/choice-pick/forthcoming-titles-in-reference-2022/



    10/6/23, School Library Journal: This title was included among 41 exemplary titles for October 2023 starred reviews.

    link:https://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/story/41-exemplary-titles-including-a-new-book-from-maurice-sendak-and-more-starred-reviews-october-2023



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