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- Copyright
- Copyright © 2007 Regents of the University of Colorado
- ISSN
- 0013-8282
- eISSN
- 2573-3575
- DOI
- 10.1215/00138282-45.2.133
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
T r a n s g e n d e r N a t i o n : C r o s s i n g B o r d e r s a n d Q u e e r i n g S p a c e i n T r a n s a m e r i c a p e t e r C a s t e r , A l l i s o n A n d r e w eg in nin g w ith its title , Duncan Tucker's Transamerica (2005) and its preoperative m ale-to-fem ale p ro ta g o n ist Bree (Felicity H uffm an) heading hom e fo r sexual reassignm ent su rg ery situates its e lf as a jo u rn e y across both the nation and boundaries o f sex and gender. The film thu s negotiates gender id e n tity w ith in the con strain ts o f th e road m ovie, a genre w ith its d e fining features o f landscape, travel, pa ir b o nd ing, and narrative reso lu
Journal
English Language Notes – Duke University Press
Published: Sep 1, 2007