Trans Auto-Antonym Theory (The Masc–Femme Dialectic)

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PARAGRAPH Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI:10.3366/para.2023.0421
Jules Gill-Peterson
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Abstract

Despite its imperative to include all gendered positions under one umbrella, ‘trans’ is continually riven by intramural confrontation over the differences between its masculine and feminine iterations. Whether in political organizing, on social media or in the pages of academic trans theory, it sometimes seems like ‘trans’ is subject to an interminable and gendered custody battle. Dissatisfied with the terms of masc–femme antagonism, this essay uses the gendered interfaces of critique and autotheory to enmesh the work of Jules Gill-Peterson and Paul B. Preciado. Reading into the interdependence of Gill-Peterson’s and Preciado’s texts yields a different theory: trans as an auto-antonym, a word that produces opposite meanings depending on context. Treating trans as auto-antonymic conjures a relational and even erotic escape from the naturalization of gendered antagonism in trans theory, affirming the unexpected bridges, reversals or ‘sex changes’ of specifically trans writing.
反自反义词理论(男女辩证法)
尽管必须将所有性别立场纳入一个保护伞下,但“跨性别”仍因其男性和女性迭代之间的差异而不断受到内部对抗的撕裂。无论是在政治组织、社交媒体还是学术跨性别理论的页面上,“跨性别”有时似乎都会受到无休止的性别监护权争夺。由于对男女对立的术语感到不满,本文使用了批判和自我理论的性别界面来嵌入Jules Gill Peterson和Paul B.Preciado的作品。解读吉尔·彼得森和普雷西亚多文本的相互依存关系会产生一种不同的理论:trans作为一个自动反义词,一个根据上下文产生相反含义的词。将跨性别视为自动反义词,让人联想到一种关系甚至情色的逃避,摆脱了跨性别理论中性别对立的自然化,肯定了跨性别写作中意想不到的桥梁、逆转或“性别变化”。
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期刊介绍: Founded in 1983, Paragraph is a leading journal in modern critical theory. It publishes essays and review articles in English which explore critical theory in general and its application to literature, other arts and society. Regular special issues by guest editors highlight important themes and figures in modern critical theory.
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