{"product_id":"the-myth-of-the-wrong-body-paperback-softback-9781509551880","title":"The Myth of the Wrong Body (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509551880","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Myth of the Wrong Body\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMiquel Misse (Author), Frances Riddle (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509551880\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 24 June 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e174 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.4 x 13.7 x 0.9 cm, 0.2 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\u003cb\u003eOne of the Best Books of 2023 in \u003ci\u003eThe Australian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"One reads Miguel Missé's \u003ci\u003eThe Myth of the Wrong Body\u003c\/i\u003e with growing excitement and thumping of the air not just because of one's sympathy with its content, but also because of his sociological approach to the material .... This is a very engaging and important book that deserves to be widely read.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"... not merely compelling, but an important read.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Australian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\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\u003eThe most popular narrative about transsexuality suggests that some people are born in the wrong body – that their bodies do not correspond to their inner experience and that their bodies should therefore be transformed.  But in the view of the sociologist and trans activist Miguel Missé, this narrative is a harmful myth.  It is rooted in a medical paradigm that typically leads to medical intervention – to the use of hormones and surgical operations.  By proposing a particular solution (modifying one’s body), doctors and psychiatrists make it difficult for trans people to overcome malaise about their body in other ways and prevent them from recognizing the burden of social norms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on his own personal experience, Missé makes the case for a different way of thinking about trans embodiment which focuses on gender identity. The trajectory that leads people to become trans is shaped by the rigidity of gender norms, where the only two models available to individuals are the masculine man and the feminine woman.  But these are not the only possible choices, and by critically interrogating the rigidity of gender norms, Missé opens up a different way of thinking about being trans, beyond the essentialism of the medical paradigm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrologue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART I: THE SOURCE OF SUFFERING\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter I: Story of A Robbery\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter II: Uncovering an Alternate Narrative\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter III: Photo Albums, Guerrillas, Cabarets, and Other Trenches. Activism as a Lifeline\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART II: THE FLOOD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter IV: Trans is Pop\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter V: Trojan Horses in a Trans Revolution\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART III: TOWARDS A CRITICAL TRANS CORPORAL ETHIC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter VI: Passing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter VII: Reconciling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue: I Remain Trapped in a Body, but It’s No Longer Wrong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52460666913048,"sku":"9781509551880","price":10.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509551880.jpg?v=1785457440","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-myth-of-the-wrong-body-paperback-softback-9781509551880","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}