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Dis…Miss Gender?

Edited by Anne Bray
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$39.95 US
8.06"W x 10.02"H x 0.7"D   | 30 oz | 14 per carton
On sale Oct 24, 2023 | 272 Pages | 9780262546447
A bold mix of photographs and short essays in which artists, writers, and theorists investigate and celebrate the rapidly evolving world of gender.

Discuss. Discover. Disrupt. We dis- a lot in English, particularly with regard to women and queer people. Our understanding of gender is changing, and with it, so are our questions. Dis…Miss Gender? provides thoughtfully considered contributions from an intrepid group of a hundred artists and writers who explore contemporary concepts of gender. Anchored by lavish illustrations and original essays from prominent gender theorists, including Karen Tongson, Amelia Jones, and Tiffany E. Barber, plus commentary from artists, viewers, and organizations committed to equity and justice, this provocative book is the culmination of a five-year initiative by Anne Bray. 


Dis… Mis Gender? offers a kaleidoscopic survey of intersectionality and queer thought, as well as fourth-wave feminism, misogyny, and other forms of oppression based on age, ethnicity, ability, or class. As the population of gender nonconforming and people of color grows, so too does their demand for visual representations of themselves in the world at large. Dis…Miss Gender? nourishes the change we need so that we can at last model diverse identities, question our options, reduce our judgments, and destroy stereotypes. Celebrating a joyful plurality, this book is a finger-on-the-pulse revelation of gender in the act of transforming.
0 introduction 1
1 ain't i a womxn? 7
2 how does gender perform you? 37
3 what is the problem? my body? or socety's perception of my body? 55
4 sister, are you psyco? 71
5 what is your myth and fact about rape? 91
6 how can feminism support equality? 109
7 who decided your gender? 133
8 what makes you bang your head? 151
9 who do you worship? 171
10 what are they signing? 189
11 what were you born for? 205
12 love &/or fear 223
13 change the narrative 245
14 acknowledgments & contributors 250

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A bold mix of photographs and short essays in which artists, writers, and theorists investigate and celebrate the rapidly evolving world of gender.

Discuss. Discover. Disrupt. We dis- a lot in English, particularly with regard to women and queer people. Our understanding of gender is changing, and with it, so are our questions. Dis…Miss Gender? provides thoughtfully considered contributions from an intrepid group of a hundred artists and writers who explore contemporary concepts of gender. Anchored by lavish illustrations and original essays from prominent gender theorists, including Karen Tongson, Amelia Jones, and Tiffany E. Barber, plus commentary from artists, viewers, and organizations committed to equity and justice, this provocative book is the culmination of a five-year initiative by Anne Bray. 


Dis… Mis Gender? offers a kaleidoscopic survey of intersectionality and queer thought, as well as fourth-wave feminism, misogyny, and other forms of oppression based on age, ethnicity, ability, or class. As the population of gender nonconforming and people of color grows, so too does their demand for visual representations of themselves in the world at large. Dis…Miss Gender? nourishes the change we need so that we can at last model diverse identities, question our options, reduce our judgments, and destroy stereotypes. Celebrating a joyful plurality, this book is a finger-on-the-pulse revelation of gender in the act of transforming.

Table of Contents

0 introduction 1
1 ain't i a womxn? 7
2 how does gender perform you? 37
3 what is the problem? my body? or socety's perception of my body? 55
4 sister, are you psyco? 71
5 what is your myth and fact about rape? 91
6 how can feminism support equality? 109
7 who decided your gender? 133
8 what makes you bang your head? 151
9 who do you worship? 171
10 what are they signing? 189
11 what were you born for? 205
12 love &/or fear 223
13 change the narrative 245
14 acknowledgments & contributors 250