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by Angelica Ross and them (video)
Learn more about the history and meaning of the word transgender in this video.
BONUS: For a guide to gender identity terms and their meaning, consult this list by Gender Spectrum.
by Rachael Ryerson in the Journal of Multimodal Rhetorics (pdf)
ABSTRACT: "This essay demonstrates how comics produced by and for queers become a site of multimodal queer rhetoric, a rhetoric that disrupts and remakes (hetero)normative discourses through combining multiple modes of meaning making."
BONUS: For a guide to gender identity terms and their meaning, consult this list by Gender Spectrum.
by Stacey Waite (PDF via JSTOR - SHU login is required)
In this literacy narrative, Waite describes how her literacy practices were shaped by her gender identity and how reading and writing -- and teaching these subjects to others -- have helped her navigate the world as someone who identifies as queer.
by Siobhan Bivens (video)
In this interview, Bivens explores how gender identity, race, and literacy intersect in her life, especially in public spaces like on social media.
BONUS: This interview is part of the Digital Archive of Literacy Narratives (DALN), a digital collection of videos, essays, and podcasts of people around the country talking about their literacy histories and practices. You can search the DALN by subject to find similar narratives.
by Amy Diehl (web page)
Diehl explores the history of the plural "you" in English including "guys" and what it has to do with gender.
by Deborah Cameron (blog)
In this post on her blog language: a feminist guide, Cameron analyzes how Christine Blasey Ford and Bret Kavanaugh's testimony was interpreted by the public and media. Through her analysis, she comments on the differences between how we expect women and men to communicate in public spaces.
by Jon M. Wargo (PDF via SAGE - SHU login is required)
Wargo studies how LGBTQ youth use digital tools and social media to "lifestream," creating new media texts that construct a story about their identities and communities.
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