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Lou Sullivan Diaries (1970-1980) and Theories of Sexual Embodiment

Making Sense of Sensing

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Authors:
  1. Lanei M. Rodemeyer

    1. Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA

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  • Makes available the personal diary of an important figure in trans history with a critical analysis of gender/queer/trans theory
  • Introduces several theories of gender, sexuality, and embodiment in an accessible way
  • Carries out original phenomenological analyses, in the theoretical part of the book

Part of the book series: Crossroads of Knowledge (CROKNOW)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. Lou Sullivan Diaries: 1970–1973

    • Lanei M. Rodemeyer
    Pages 1-41

  3. Theoretical Introduction to Discourse and the Body: Foucault, Butler, Queer Theory, and Transgender Studies

    • Lanei M. Rodemeyer
    Pages 43-78

  4. Lou Sullivan Diaries: 1974–1975

    • Lanei M. Rodemeyer
    Pages 79-115

  5. Discourses Available to Sullivan: The Kinsey Reports and The Transsexual Phenomenon

    • Lanei M. Rodemeyer
    Pages 117-143

  6. Lou Sullivan Diaries: 1976–1980

    • Lanei M. Rodemeyer
    Pages 145-186

  7. A Phenomenology of Embodiment

    • Lanei M. Rodemeyer
    Pages 187-215

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 217-237
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About this book

This book highlights the intersection between theory and lived experience, academic description and the personal narrative of Lou Sullivan. Sullivan puzzled in his diaries over the conundrum of his desire to transition from female to male in order to be a gay man. The reader will follow Sullivan as he struggles with his feelings of maleness, in his troubled relationship with his lover, Tom, through his many sexual escapades, and finally, as he begins taking hormones. Alongside the diaries is an engagement with body and gender theories, accessible to the introductory reader, yet also taking up current debates especially in transgender studies. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA

    Lanei M. Rodemeyer

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Lou Sullivan Diaries (1970-1980) and Theories of Sexual Embodiment

  • Book Subtitle: Making Sense of Sensing

  • Authors: Lanei M. Rodemeyer

  • Series Title: Crossroads of Knowledge

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63034-2

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-63033-5Published: 15 September 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-87459-3Published: 22 August 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-63034-2Published: 05 September 2017

  • Series ISSN: 2197-9634

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-9642

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 237

  • Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Gender and Sexuality, Gender Studies, Phenomenology, Cultural Heritage, Queer Theory

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