Becoming a Woman: Simone de Beauvoir and the Politics of Trans Existence

by Burke, Megan
ISBN: 9781509561995
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This 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 The Second Sex to advance and justify trans exclusionary positions. Through a careful examination and application of Beauvoir's philosophical and political commitments, Becoming a Woman compellingly explores the significance of her notion of becoming as not only affirmative of trans women, but also as an ethical demand to affirm trans possibilities. More than a reply to gender-critical readings of Beauvoir, this book develops an original, Beauvoirian ethics of gender affirmation offering that show why we ought to challenge trans exclusion and anti-trans movements.
  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Burke, Megan
  • ISBN: 9781509561995
  • Condition: New
  • Number Of Pages: 164
  • Publication Year: 2025
Language: English