{"product_id":"becoming-a-woman-simone-de-beauvoir-and-the-politics-of-trans-existence-paperback-softback-9781509561995","title":"Becoming a Woman; Simone de Beauvoir and the Politics of Trans Existence (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509561995","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBecoming a Woman\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSimone de Beauvoir and the Politics of Trans Existence\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMegan Burke (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509561995, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 November 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e144 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 13.7 x 1.8 cm, 0.181 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A careful, urgent book about the violence of gender norms and trans-exclusionary ideologies. As much a contribution to feminist theory as it is to trans studies, this slim volume calls us to grapple with gender ambiguity and its essential role in the practice of freedom. \u003ci\u003eBecoming a Woman\u003c\/i\u003e is astonishingly accessible and chock-full of world-shifting insights. I couldn't put it down!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerry Zurn, Provost Associate Professor of Philosophy, American University, and Visiting Associate Professor of Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Cornell University\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In this remarkably clear and pedagogical book, Megan Burke manages the tour de force of providing a very convincing case against gender-critical arguments, a clear-cut introduction to philosophical debates on trans issues, and a brilliant analysis of Beauvoir's work. Far from a manifesto, this book is a very well-written demonstration that Beauvoir's philosophy can provide a path to think about womanhood and trans issues outside of the dominating metaphysical framework and rather as a question pertaining to moral philosophy, human existence, and embodiment.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eManon Garcia, Junior Professor in Practical Philosophy, Freie Universität Berlin, and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Joy of\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eConsent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"gripping\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLGBTQ\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Nation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A timely and provocative intervention\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSigns\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis highly engaging analysis of the contemporary global social and political landscape of trans antagonisms draws specific attention to gender-critical mobilizations of Simone de Beauvoir's account of becoming a woman in \u003ci\u003eThe Second Sex\u003c\/i\u003e to advance and justify trans-exclusionary positions. Through a careful examination and application of Beauvoir's philosophical and political commitments, \u003ci\u003eBecoming a Woman\u003c\/i\u003e compellingly explores the significance of her notion of becoming not only as affirmative of trans women, but also as an ethical demand to affirm trans possibilities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMore than a reply to gender-critical readings of Beauvoir, this book develops an original, Beauvoirian ethics of gender affirmation that shows why we ought to challenge trans exclusion and anti-trans movements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Trans Antagonisms and Beauvoir\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter One: Becoming a Woman\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Two: On Females and Women\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Three: An Ethics of Gender Affirmation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Bad Faith and Feminism\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52460691718424,"sku":"9781509561995","price":14.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509561995.jpg?v=1785458434","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/becoming-a-woman-simone-de-beauvoir-and-the-politics-of-trans-existence-paperback-softback-9781509561995","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}