Fall 1999--Introduction to Transgender Studies跨性／別研究概論
Josephine Ho Office: A-212,
Office Hours: Wed 10-12 or by appointment

This course aims to introduce students to the increasingly popular field of transgender studies and related topics. We will concentrate on the work of two authors, Judith Halberstam on female masculinity and Pat Califia on sex changes, to enlighten us as to the complexities of "differently-gendered"-ness and the discourses surrounding it. We will devote most of our class discussions to the assigned readings, with occasional reports on other related readings. Students are required to make scheduled oral presentations in class and to participate in class discussions. One mid-term paper (5 pages) and one final paper (10 pages) are required.

Selected Sources for Reading:
  • Bullough, Vern L. Science in the Bedroom: A History of Sex Research. New York: Harper Collins, 1994.
  • Califia, Pat. Sex Changes: The Politics of Transgenderism. San Francisco: Cleis P, 1997.
  • kins, Richard & Dave King, eds. Blending Genders: Social Aspects of Cross-Dressing and Sex-Changing. New York: Routledge, 1996.
  • Garber, Marjorie. Vested Interests: Cross-Dressing and Cultural Anxiety. New York: HarperCollins, 1993.
  • Halberstam, Judith. Female Masculinity. Durham, NC: Duke UP, 1998.
  • Hausman, Bernice L. Changing Sex: Transsexualism, Technology, and the idea of Gender. Durham, NC: Duke UP, 1995. Chapter 3.
  • Herdt, Gilbert, ed. Third Sex, Third Gender: Beyond Sexual Dimorphism in Culture and History. New York: Zone Books, 1993.
  • Irvine, Janice M. Disorders of Desire: Sex and Gender in Modern American Sexology. Philadelphia: Temple UP, 1990.
  • Money, John. Gay, Straight, and In-Between: The Sexology of Erotic Orientation. New York: Oxford UP, 1988.
  • Raymond, Janice G. The Transsexual Empire: The Making of the She-Male. New York: Columbia U, 1979, 1994.
  • Shapiro, Judith. "Transsexualism: Reflections on the Persistence of Gender and the Mutability of Sex." In Body Guards: The Cultural Politics of
  • Gender Ambiguity. Eds. by Julia Epstein & Kristina Straub. New York: Routledge, 1991.
  • 王玉德。《第三性︰中國大太監寫真》。臺北︰新視野，1996。
  • 冷東。《世界宦官》。遼寧教育出版社，1993。
  • 張世祥、彭治榮。《帝后與太監》。中央民族大學出版社，1994。
  • 唐益年。《清宮太監》。遼寧大學出版社，1993。
  • 施克寬。《中國宦官秘史》。中國戲劇出版社，1988，1991。
  • 齊逸民、王英。《中國古代宮闈百態》。東方出版中心，1997。
  • 顧蓉、葛金芳。《霧橫帷牆︰古代宦官群體的文化考察》。陝西人民教育出版社，1992。
  • 方剛。《中國「變性人」現象》。廣州出版社，1996。
  • 虎井正衛。林瑞玉譯。《由女變男的我》。臺北︰大展，1998。
  • 黃惑。《反串藝人黑珍珠》。臺北︰號角，1998。
  • 潔恩．莫理斯。郁飛譯。《我是變性人︰顛覆兩性者的自我告白》。臺北︰日臻，1995。
  • 澎湖嫂。《妖嬌男子︰反串藝人的真情告白》。臺北︰黑石，1997。
  • 有關跨性／別之剪報及錄影帶

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:

9-16 Intro to the course (videos on transgenderism)
Sexological Views
9-23 Bullough, 210-272
9-30 Money, 79-125
10-7 Irvine, 230-278
Female Masculinity
10-14 Halberstam, 1-43
10-21 Halberstam, 141-173
10-28 Halberstam, 111-139
Politics of Transgenderism
11-4 Califia, 11-51
11-11 Califia, 52-86
11-18 Raymond, xi-42; mid-term paper due (No late papers will be accepted.)
11-25 Califia, 86-119
12-2 Riddell, 171-189; Whittle, 196-214 in Ekins & King
12-9 Califia, 120-162
12-16 Califia, 163-195
12-23 Califia, 196-244
12-30 Califia, 245-280
1-6 Bolin, 447-485 in Herdt
1-15 Final Paper Due (No late papers will be accepted.)