Sarah Tobias

Trans Studies

The Challenge to Hetero/Homo Normativities

Edited by Yolanda Martinez-San Miguel and Sarah Tobias

Rutgers University Press

Written in the midst of a moment when transgender people are enjoying unprecedented visibility, this interdisciplinary essay collection brings together leading experts in the burgeoning field of Trans Studies to ask tough questions about what gender and embodiment mean in the twenty-first century. Both theoretically sophisticated and deeply grounded in real-world concerns, Trans Studies bridges the gap between activism and academia by offering examples of cutting-edge activism, research, and pedagogy.

Copyright year: 2016

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The Perils of Populism

Edited by Sarah Tobias and Arlene Stein

Rutgers University Press

Featuring interdisciplinary essays about politics in the United States, the Middle East, Europe, and India from a variety of acclaimed theorists and activists, The Perils of Populism shows how a feminist lens can help diagnose the factors behind the global rise of right-wing populism and teach us how to resist the threat it presents to democracy.

Copyright year: 2022

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Public Catastrophes, Private Losses

Edited by Sarah Tobias and Arlene Stein; Introduction by Sarah Tobias and Arlene Stein

Rutgers University Press

The essays in this collection expand the definition of catastrophe to include not only events like pandemics, hurricanes, and wildfires but also slower-moving phenomena that have equally disastrous long-term consequences—like environmental degradation and structural racism. This book is a feminist intervention that challenges the binary between public and private, personal and political.

Copyright year: 2025

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Trans Studies

The Challenge to Hetero/Homo Normativities

Edited by Yolanda Martinez-San Miguel and Sarah Tobias

Rutgers University Press

Written in the midst of a moment when transgender people are enjoying unprecedented visibility, this interdisciplinary essay collection brings together leading experts in the burgeoning field of Trans Studies to ask tough questions about what gender and embodiment mean in the twenty-first century. Both theoretically sophisticated and deeply grounded in real-world concerns, Trans Studies bridges the gap between activism and academia by offering examples of cutting-edge activism, research, and pedagogy.

Copyright year: 2016

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Feeling Democracy

Emotional Politics in the New Millennium

Edited by Sarah Tobias and Arlene Stein

Rutgers University Press

The contributors to Feeling Democracy examine how both reactionary and progressive politics in the twenty-first century are driven largely by emotional appeals to the public. These essays cover everything from immigrants’ rights movements to white nationalist rallies to show how solidarities forged around gender, race, and sexuality become catalysts for a passionate democratic politics.

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Public Catastrophes, Private Losses

Edited by Sarah Tobias and Arlene Stein; Introduction by Sarah Tobias and Arlene Stein

Rutgers University Press

The essays in this collection expand the definition of catastrophe to include not only events like pandemics, hurricanes, and wildfires but also slower-moving phenomena that have equally disastrous long-term consequences—like environmental degradation and structural racism. This book is a feminist intervention that challenges the binary between public and private, personal and political.

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