Transvestophilia and gynemimesis: Performative strategies and feminist theory
- 1 October 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Cultural Studies
- Vol. 10 (3) , 483-497
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09502389600490291
Abstract
This article considers cross-dressing within feminist and cultural theory from the perspective of performance. It offers a close reading of the materiality of particular examples of transvestism, mostly drawn from the Australian context. The specificity of these performances reveals that bodies can both reproduce and fail to comply with discursive regimes of gender.Keywords
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