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Sex Science Self
Bob Ostertag
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Description for Sex Science Self
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 black & white illustration. BIC Classification: JFSK; VFJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
In Sex Science Self, Bob Ostertag cautions against accepting and defending any technology uncritically—even, maybe even especially, a technology that has become integrally related to identity. Specifically, he examines the development of estrogen and testosterone as pharmaceuticals.
Ostertag situates this history alongside the story of an increasingly visible and political lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender population. He persuasively argues that scholarship on the development of sex hormone chemicals does not take into account LGBT history and activism, nor has work in LGBT history fully considered the scientific research that has long attempted to declare a chemical essence of gender. ... Read more
In Sex Science Self, Bob Ostertag cautions against accepting and defending any technology uncritically—even, maybe even especially, a technology that has become integrally related to identity. Specifically, he examines the development of estrogen and testosterone as pharmaceuticals.
Ostertag situates this history alongside the story of an increasingly visible and political lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender population. He persuasively argues that scholarship on the development of sex hormone chemicals does not take into account LGBT history and activism, nor has work in LGBT history fully considered the scientific research that has long attempted to declare a chemical essence of gender. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Massachusetts, United States
ISBN
9781625342133
SKU
V9781625342133
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Ref
99-15
About Bob Ostertag
Bob Ostertag is professor of cinema and digital media at the University of California, Davis, USA. He is the author of three books, including Creative Life: Music, Politics, People, and Machines. He is also an internationally known composer, performer, instrument builder, activist, and journalist. More information about his work can be found on his website, bobostertag.com.
Reviews for Sex Science Self
Sex Science Self makes a significant contribution to the field of LGBT studies by placing debates about trans identity and politics in a new, provocative context. Wonderfully written, the book guides its readers through a great deal of complicated scientific material in clear, direct, and highly readable language, making it both accessible and completely engaging.""—Michael Bronski, author of A Queer ... Read more