Sarah Tobias
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Trans Studies
The Challenge to Hetero/Homo Normativities
Edited by Yolanda Martinez-San Miguel and Sarah Tobias
Rutgers University Press
Written in the midst of a moment when transgender people are enjoying unprecedented visibility, this interdisciplinary essay collection brings together leading experts in the burgeoning field of Trans Studies to ask tough questions about what gender and embodiment mean in the twenty-first century. Both theoretically sophisticated and deeply grounded in real-world concerns, Trans Studies bridges the gap between activism and academia by offering examples of cutting-edge activism, research, and pedagogy.
- Copyright year: 2016
The Perils of Populism
Edited by Sarah Tobias and Arlene Stein
Rutgers University Press
Featuring interdisciplinary essays about politics in the United States, the Middle East, Europe, and India from a variety of acclaimed theorists and activists, The Perils of Populism shows how a feminist lens can help diagnose the factors behind the global rise of right-wing populism and teach us how to resist the threat it presents to democracy.
- Copyright year: 2022
Public Catastrophes, Private Losses
Rutgers University Press
This collection of feminist essays examines how public catastrophes imprint themselves on private lives, how individuals narrate, process, and grapple with legacies of loss, and how, though a combination of attention and neglect, governments and nonprofits frequently exacerbate preexisting vulnerabilities.
- Copyright year: 2025
Trans Studies
The Challenge to Hetero/Homo Normativities
Edited by Yolanda Martinez-San Miguel and Sarah Tobias
Rutgers University Press
Written in the midst of a moment when transgender people are enjoying unprecedented visibility, this interdisciplinary essay collection brings together leading experts in the burgeoning field of Trans Studies to ask tough questions about what gender and embodiment mean in the twenty-first century. Both theoretically sophisticated and deeply grounded in real-world concerns, Trans Studies bridges the gap between activism and academia by offering examples of cutting-edge activism, research, and pedagogy.
- Copyright year: 2016
Feeling Democracy
Emotional Politics in the New Millennium
Edited by Sarah Tobias and Arlene Stein
Rutgers University Press
The contributors to Feeling Democracy examine how both reactionary and progressive politics in the twenty-first century are driven largely by emotional appeals to the public. These essays cover everything from immigrants’ rights movements to white nationalist rallies to show how solidarities forged around gender, race, and sexuality become catalysts for a passionate democratic politics.
- Copyright year: 2024
Public Catastrophes, Private Losses
Rutgers University Press
This collection of feminist essays examines how public catastrophes imprint themselves on private lives, how individuals narrate, process, and grapple with legacies of loss, and how, though a combination of attention and neglect, governments and nonprofits frequently exacerbate preexisting vulnerabilities.
- Copyright year: 2025
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