Shimmering Images

Steinbock Eliza Steinbock

Description

In Shimmering Images Eliza Steinbock traces how cinema offers alternative ways to understand gender transitions through a specific aesthetics of change. Drawing on Barthes's idea of the "shimmer" and Foucault's notion of sex as a mirage, the author shows how sex and gender can appear mirage-like on film, an effect they label shimmering. Steinbock applies the concept of shimmering-which delineates change in its emergent form as well as the qualities of transforming bodies, images, and affects-to analyses of films that span time and genre. These include examinations of the fantastic and phantasmagorical shimmerings of sex change in Georges Melies's nineteenth-century trick films and Lili Elbe's 1931 autobiographical writings and photomontage in Man into Woman. Steinbock also explores more recent documentaries, science fiction, and pornographic and experimental films. Presenting a cinematic philosophy of transgender embodiment that demonstrates how shimmering images mediate transitioning, Steinbock not only offers a corrective to the gender binary orientation of feminist film theory; they open up new means to understand trans ontologies and epistemologies as emergent, affective, and processual.

Sujets

• Sociologie, société et politique

Informations

• Publié par: Duke University Press
• Date de parution: 14 février 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781478004509
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 4 Mo

Extrait

SHIMMERING IMAGES

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SHIMMERING IMAGES rànŝ Cîneà, Eoîen, àn he Aeŝheîcŝ o Chàne

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DUKE UNIVERSITY PRESS Durhà àn onon2019

© 2019 Dûé Uéŝ éŝŝ Ā ŝ éŝéé é  é Ué Śàéŝ ô Āéçà ô àç-éé àé ∞ Déŝé  Jéé H éŝé  ô ô  Çôéé ôôŝ

à ô Çôéŝŝ Çààô--ûçàô Dàà àéŝ: Śéôç, Eà, [àé] àûô. é: Śé àéŝ : àŝ çéà, éôé, à é àéŝéçŝ ô çàé / Eà Śéôç. Déŝçô: Dûà : Dûé Uéŝ éŝŝ, 2019. | çûéŝ ôàçà éééçéŝ à é. éiéŝ: Lccn 2018037349 () | Lccn 2018047135 (éôô) Isbn 9781478004509 (éôô) Isbn 9781478003243 (àçôé : à. àé) Isbn 9781478003885 (. : à. àé) Śûjéçŝ: Lcsh: àŝéé éôé  ôô çûéŝ. | àŝŝéûàŝ  ôô çûéŝ. | Géé é  ôô çûéŝ. | ôô çûéŝ—Śôçà àŝéçŝ. | ôô çûéŝ—Āéŝéçŝ. Çàŝŝiçàô: Lcc pn1995.9.s47 (éôô) | Lcc pn1995.9.s47 s74 2019 () | ddc 791.43/65267—ç23 Lc éçô àààé à ŝ://çç.ôç.ô/2018037349

Çôé à: Oé Dà Dûŝ éûŝ ô l ôû é ô (ŝçéé çàûé, Dàny Duŝ, 1998, [Āŝé] Hàŝ Śçé, éŝ ûéà).

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PrefaceCall Me They

Acknowledgments

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTIONDîsjuncïôn and Cônjuncïôn Thinking Trans hrôugh he Cinemaîc

ONEShîmmerîng Phanasmagôrîa Trans/Cinema/AesheîcsinanAgeôf Technological Reproducibility

TWOShimmering Sex Dôcu-Pôrn’sTrans-Sexualiîes,CônfessiônCulure, and Suuring Pracîces

THREEShîmmerîng Muïpîcîy Trans*FormsinDandy DustandI.K.U.from Dada to Data to D@D@

CONCLUSIONAn Ensembe ôf Shîmmers

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’é éé çàé à ô ô ŝ. Ā ’é çàé ŝé à é—à éàé àŝéŝé, à ûç ôà, ŝôéôé ô éééŝ  ôà àŝ ôé é ôéŝ éé ô é O éŝàé (ŝôé ôé ô ééà- ô).  é çôûŝé ô éŝéàç ŝ ôô, ’é éé û û ô à ôŝ ééŝé, à çôô, ôéé-ŝéé éàŝûé: é-ŝéàç. é éŝôŝ ô “é,” ôéé, àé éé ô, àççûûà û- é é àéŝ ô çàéŝ  àé, ô ŝàé, çô ŝé, çôû, jô, à ééŝ ôûŝ ô à ŝ.  çà ééé éà, àŝ à ûé- àûàé ààéû à  (Dà ôà), éŝé éé’ŝ ôôûŝ zeàhîrà  ô çôô  ôû é  é éà çôû é ŝôé éé-éûà ôôûŝ éçôé.  ô éŝé, é ô ûŝ ôŝé é àŝàéŝ ô çà à ôŝé ô ààŝé àôû àôŝ é éé ŝŝé éé à à ûç ô éŝŝ, ô éàŝ, ô éŝ éàŝ; “éà, é à’ éé àé,” é ŝé.  é çéà ôŝŝé ô é,  ô éôû éôé ôû ûŝé é  àûàéŝ éé ééé ôôûŝ àé ééà. û  éé àçûà ôû ŝôé éŝô ô é- ŝôà ôôûŝ ô ééûéé éôé, àé “é,” ôû éçôé çôôàé ôMerrîà-Weŝer’ŝ Dîcîonàryô ŝôé itéé éàŝ àé. Ā çôà! é ŝûà ûŝé ô é ôôûheyô éé ô ŝôéôé ôŝé é- é ŝ ûô—àŝ , “Āŝ ôû é  é à ô çôé àô”—ŝ à ô éôéô à àŝ àŝé çôûôûŝ ŝçé àôû 1300. é ûŝé ôheyàŝ à ôà ôôû, ôéé, ŝ éàé é, ç ŝ   ŝ ôé ô é “ôŝ é’é àç” ô éà-Wéŝé à àŝ éé çûé ŝçé 2013  é ŝôç çààô ô ô ûŝéŝ. ŝ ŝ û ôé çàô ô Āôôé ûŝéŝ à é ç à àŝŝ ô ûéŝà àŝ éôé à é, çé  é é-

ŝçôŝàe-o-eàe rànŝŝexuààeàe-o-àe rànŝŝexuà, ŝ ûé éŝŝûé àŝ é ŝôé çôçéûà ô ô àŝô. Āôé ôûé ŝ ô  àŝ éôô àŝ jàô, ŝûç àŝ  çàà rànŝŝexuà ô çàé é é’ŝ ŝàûŝ àŝ ŝçô-éçà ôéçà- ûé, àé à à ŝôçà é. é àûàé à éàé ôŝŝéŝ ô ûéŝà àŝ àé ôéû àôôé ô çûé ŝô à ôé à éçà àjéçôéŝ.  ô ŝ à éôé ŝôû àé àç- çéŝŝ ô é çàéôéŝ ô ç é à ô éô, à ôŝé çàéôéŝ ûŝ çûé ŝô-çàé à à ôà éŝôŝ ô é éàé/ ôà/ŝé ô àé/à/é. ôû  éé ô é çàé é, ŝ ôéŝ ô éàç ô  ôé- àç çôé ô çàéôçà çûŝ. çû àŝŝéûà  é éà ô àŝ çàéôéŝ, àô  éŝé à ûéé, éŝûŝ  çéà ûéŝôàé éŝôŝ àô é éçôŝ ô ŝé/éé/ŝéûà. éŝé éŝôŝ éçôé çôôûé ôû ô ŝçôûŝéŝ, àéŝ, à ŝôû àéŝ ŝûéŝéé ôé àôé, çéà à àŝéŝ ô àŝ ôŝ. Ā é éà ô ŝ ôô, é, ŝ ŝ éàé ŝôç ô é àé  é éàŝ ŝà à ôûŝ àŝŝéûà ààçé ô éé çàéôéŝ ôû ûŝôô ééûéé éàçé ô ŝûç iûàôŝ. éééŝŝ ô ŝà, ŝ é-ŝéàç àŝ éôé ô  à éô- ôûŝ éûi àé ô çàé. ô éàé, é  éà  àôû àŝ ééŝéàôŝ, Ç. Jàçô Hàé’ŝ “Śûéŝé Rûéŝ ô ô- àŝŝéûàŝ W àôû àŝŝéûàŝ, àŝŝéûà, àŝŝéûà- ŝ, ô àŝ ____,” iŝ ûŝé ô Śà Śôé’ŝ éŝé Jàûà 5, 1997 (à ŝ àààé), àŝ é ô ûéé ô ô,  ôô i- éé ûéŝ, ô éŝéçû ôé ôéŝé ôà àŝŝéûà çûûé à ôŝôŝ.   ŝéé ûààé ô ŝôé àŝ-àééŝ ôà àrànŝŝexuàîyôrànŝenereôû é ôé, àççéàé éŝ.  àççôàçé  ûé 1, “Āôàç ôû ôç  à ŝéŝé ô û- ,”  àé é    àôû àŝ çéà à éôéŝ ô ôô é ŝôçà ŝéçiç, à ô ô éŝûé à   “ô é- é” ô  ààé ô ô. é à  ûŝé é éirànŝô éé ô çéà, éôé, à ééŝ ôôŝ ô Hàé’ŝ ôééŝŝ ô à à à ûûé ûŝéŝ ô àŝ___.  àŝô à éŝ çûŝé àŝ___ ééŝ ûé é ôé ûéà ôrànŝener( ôéŝ’ çàç à é ôŝŝéŝ)  ôé ô éé ŝéŝŝ é ééé éééŝ ô ŝûjéçé é ôàô.

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ŝ é-ŝéàç àôŝé ô à ô i àéŝ à éŝôàé   àFéçé éàô ô àŝ___, à  çôŝé é çàéŝ éé éà ô é àé ô àç à é é éà  àŝ çààçéŝ, àà- éŝ, éàçŝ, à àéŝéçŝ, ô ôûçé  àŝ çéàéŝ. é -  ô ô à ôneŝéà çàé ô àçûà àŝéŝŝ  ô é ôôûçéàé é, û àô é à é ,  ô àŝ çà- àçéàôŝ àŝ ûé ô é éà ô é ôéŝ ô àŝ àéŝ à ôé éŝô çôû ŝ àçôŝŝ. é ôà àôû ûéô ŝéŝéŝ ô àŝ éàéŝ àççô ô àé éŝ,  à, û àŝô  éŝôŝé ô, çààçôûŝ éŝéŝ ô à éé ôçàûà à ééŝ àéûàé ô ôé’ŝ é éééçé, à ôéŝ jûŝçé ô . W ŝ  , é çéàç éàéŝ  à ô ôé û à ç ié ô ô àŝ ŝûjéçéŝ, éŝ, éééçéŝ, à é- ôéŝ àé éé ééŝŝé ,  ô éŝŝé ô, çéàç ôŝ; àççô, é éôŝàé ô çéàç ôŝ àé éé éŝ- àé ô é àŝ àéŝéç éŝôŝ.  ŝéé  ééàé çû ô àéàŝ àçôŝŝ é çàéŝ—ô é-àŝŝéûà ô àŝ-é ô ôŝéé—àŝ à ŝôçà àç ô ééôé.  àŝô ŝ ô ŝô é éà ô ŝçôû  à ŝ ôà çàŝûà çàé àŝéé é- éŝ à ôçŝ. Çûûà, àŝ àŝ à éé éàô ô à àéŝéçŝ ô çàé, àçûà  çôàŝô ô é ôté éàé àéô ô çàé éé  éàô ô à ô éŝŝ. Wà iàéŝ à çûûà ôûçôŝ ô  ŝ ôŝô ô àŝ ô “ŝà ô” çàé ŝ à ’ ééŝé , ô ééŝéàôà à  éŝ ô ôçà ààô. é ŝôçà éçô  éçààé éôŝàéŝ é ŝûéé- ŝ ô àŝ éééçéŝ à éŝŝŝ ôéŝàé àôàô, ô çôàŝé ô à ŝûà ŝô, ô, ô ôôô. û, é ŝûà ûàheyŝ à çé àççûàé éàŝ ô éŝçé é ŝûàéŝ éŝé  é ûà ô àŝ.  ôFé é çôçé ô ŝé àéŝ ô é- ŝçé ŝ éŝŝé ŝô ô àŝ àŝ çàé, à àŝ à ôçé à çô- ûéŝ ô àçéé çàé ôû à éàŝ à àŝ.

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