Changing Gender
The History and Future of a Concept
Will be published approx. on 27. August 2026
Book
Hardback
384 pages
978-1-78125-816-3 (ISBN)
Description
Gender is one of the most contested topics of our age, as ideologies are weaponised by the far right and real trans lives are targeted. But what are we talking about when we talk about gender? What are the origins of the concept itself, and where might it take us in the future?
Rooted in decades of deep research and first-hand experience, Susan Stryker's sharp-eyed analysis invites us into her lifelong quest to uncover what gender means and does. From nineteenth-century phrenology to present-day anti-trans conspiracies to examples from her lifetime as an agenda setting historian, filmmaker and activist, Stryker finds surprising places to tune into the origins, idiosyncrasies and generative possibilities of the gender concept.
Rooted in decades of deep research and first-hand experience, Susan Stryker's sharp-eyed analysis invites us into her lifelong quest to uncover what gender means and does. From nineteenth-century phrenology to present-day anti-trans conspiracies to examples from her lifetime as an agenda setting historian, filmmaker and activist, Stryker finds surprising places to tune into the origins, idiosyncrasies and generative possibilities of the gender concept.
Reviews / Votes
Whenever Susan Stryker speaks, I listen. Stryker's career is one of those that has altered the way that those of us who came after her think-and live our lives -- Torrey Peters, bestselling author of Women's Prize-nominated Detransition, Baby Reading Susan Stryker, we are gloriously transformed -- Jules Gill-Peterson, author of Histories of the Transgender Child Moving, mind-blowing and fun. Stryker combines memoir with history and links personal anecdote to theory to great effect and in the process, she shifts the narrative from -- Jack Halberstam, author of Female Masculinity A fascinating journey, both personal and historical, into the many lives of this contested term. It's a journey full of surprises, which will reframe how we think about whatever gender is-and can be. For this trip, you couldn't ask for a better guide -- McKenzie Wark, author of Love and Money, Sex and DeathMore details
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Profile Books Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Trade binding
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 153 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78125-816-3 (9781781258163)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Additional editions
Book
approx. 08/2027
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Person
Susan Stryker is an award-winning historian and filmmaker whose work has shaped conversation on gender and feminism for decades. She holds a visiting Professorship at Stanford University and is based in San Francisco. Previous works include When Monsters Speak, Transgender History, Gay by the Bay and the Emmy Award-winning documentary Screaming Queens.