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by Nat Smith and Eric Stanley
Published by AK Press
366p, b&w, 5.5"x8.5"
$21.95
Jumping to the top of my reading list.-EF
"Pathologized, terrorized, and
confined, trans/gender non-conforming and queer folks have always
struggled against the enormity of the prison industrial complex. The
first collection of its kind, Eric A. Stanley and Nat Smith bring
together current and former prisoners, activists, and academics to
offer new ways for understanding how race, gender, ability, and
sexuality are lived under the crushing weight of captivity. Through a
politic of gender self-determination, this collection argues that
trans/queer liberation and prison abolition must be grown together.
From rioting against police violence and critiquing hate crimes
legislation to prisoners demanding access to HIV medications, and far
beyond, Captive Gender is a challenge for us all to join the struggle."
"Captive Genders
is an exciting assemblage of writings