What Color Is Trans?: Notes on Trans Historiography in the Afterlife of the East African Slave Trade.
This article explores the history of Black eunuchs in the Ottoman Empire and their relevance to understanding trans communities today. The author challenges the notion that transness is a modern concept and argues that gender is not the only axis through which transness can be understood. They empha...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion (Indiana University Press) Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 153 - 159 |
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Indiana University Press
Spring2024
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| Sumario: | This article explores the history of Black eunuchs in the Ottoman Empire and their relevance to understanding trans communities today. The author challenges the notion that transness is a modern concept and argues that gender is not the only axis through which transness can be understood. They emphasize the importance of considering race and religion in the context of trans history, and suggest that trans historiographies should include a focus on religion. The article aims to bring religion back into the conversation in the field of trans of color critique. |
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