Temporalities Beyond Transition: Form, Genre, and Contemporary Trans Novels

• Published in: Studies in the novel Vol. 55; no. 4; pp. 492 - 508
• Main Author: Pellegrini, Chiara
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Denton Johns Hopkins University Press 01.12.2023
• Subjects: 20th century; Autobiographies; Bildungsroman; Colonialism; Dawson, Juno; Gender; Genre; Lawlor, Andrea; LGBTQ literature; Literature; Narratives; Non-binary gender; Novels; Peters, Torrey; Rumfitt, Alison; Science fiction & fantasy; Solomon, Rivers; Transgender persons; Women; Young adult literature; Young adults; United States > US

Popular narratives about trans identity traditionally rely on a metaphorical understanding of trans embodiment as a linear and unidirectional journey. This paper discusses how this temporality is questioned, reshaped, interrupted, and sidestepped in five recent novels by trans and non-binary authors...