Beyond trans* medicalisation: hapticality and the art of crafting trans*masculine identities in Ali Smith's How to be both (2014).

IF 1.1 Q2 SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Lisselot El Martin-Plaza
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The past decade has witnessed an unprecedented rise in trans* representation in literature, with works of fictions that go from critically acclaimed best sellers like Torrey Peters' Detransition Baby (2021) to Booker-Prize winner postcolonial-centred study of non-binary characters in Bernardine Evaristo's Girl, Woman, Other (2019). In this blossoming context of exploring trans* voices, Ali Smith's How to be both (2014) breaks the mould in its defiance of traditional representations of transivity, usually grounded on medico-legal discourses. Following the precept of transnormativity as well as the theories of hapticality of Jeanne Vaccaro and Laura Marks, which respectively explore the possibilities of trans* identity perceived as a collective process of crafting and the potential found in a haptical approach to the visual, I hereby discuss Smith's representation of trans*masculine identity outside the regime of medicine. Pivoting around Smith's conceptualisation of 'the painter self', an original reinterpretation of trans* identity as expressed and crafted through the arts and the feeling of touch, I offer an analysis of the continual process of becoming of trans* Renaissance character Francescho del Cossa. Moreover, I offer analyses on the impact others may have on one's own trans* identity, with an interest on the trans* joy that comes from acceptance and on the role of arts to outgrow the pain that comes from rejection. Finally, I examine the role of the visual in the artistic representation of transivity, where Smith defies the limits of time, portraying trans* identity as the true never-ending process.

超越变性*医疗化:触觉与阿里-史密斯的《如何成为两者》(2014 年)中塑造变性*男性身份的艺术。
过去十年间,文学作品中的变性形象空前增多,从托雷-彼得斯(Torrey Peters)的《变性婴儿》(Detransition Baby,2021年)等广受好评的畅销书,到布克奖得主贝尔纳丁-埃瓦里斯托(Bernardine Evaristo)的《女孩、女人、他人》(Girl, Woman, Other,2019年)等以后殖民为中心的非二元角色研究,小说作品层出不穷。在探索变性人声音的背景下,阿里-史密斯(Ali Smith)的《如何成为两个人》(How to be both)(2014年)打破常规,蔑视通常以医学法律话语为基础的传统变性表述。珍妮-瓦卡罗(Jeanne Vaccaro)和劳拉-马克斯(Laura Marks)的触觉理论分别探讨了变性身份被视为集体制作过程的可能性,以及触觉方法在视觉上的潜力。围绕史密斯的 "画家自我 "概念,我分析了文艺复兴时期的变性人物弗朗西斯科-德尔-科萨(Francescho del Cossa)的持续变性过程。此外,我还分析了他人对自己变性身份的影响,关注变性人因被接纳而产生的喜悦,以及艺术对摆脱拒绝带来的痛苦的作用。最后,我研究了视觉在变性艺术表现中的作用,史密斯在其中打破了时间的限制,将变性身份描绘成一个真正永无止境的过程。
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Journal of Lesbian Studies
Journal of Lesbian Studies SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY-
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2.20
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Lesbian Studies examines the cultural, historical, and interpersonal impact of the lesbian experience on society, keeping all readers—professional, academic, or general—informed and up to date on current findings, resources, and community concerns. Independent scholars, professors, students, and lay people will find this interdisciplinary journal essential on the topic of lesbian studies!
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