Trans Feminist Epistemologies in the US Second Wave

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Why do “second wave” and “trans feminism” rarely get considered together? Challenging the idea that trans feminism is antagonistic to, or arrived after, second wave feminism, Emily Cousens re-orients trans epistemologies as crucial sites of second wave feminist theorising. By revisiting the contributions of trans individuals writing in underground print publications, as well as the more well-known arguments of Andrea Dworkin, this book demonstrates that valuable yet overlooked trans feminist philosophies of sex and gender were present throughout the US second wave. It argues that not only were these trans feminist epistemologies an important component of second wave feminism's knowledge production, but that this period has an unacknowledged trans feminist legacy.

Emily Cousens is Lecturer in the History of Gender and Sexuality at Birkbeck, University of London. Emily’s research is at the intersection of feminist philosophy and trans studies. Emily is particularly interested in the philosophical and political contributions of 1970s radical, queer and trans feminisms, with a focus on the conversations taking place in print.

Why do “second wave” and “trans feminism” rarely get considered together? Challenging the idea that trans feminism is antagonistic to, or arrived after, second wave feminism, Emily Cousens re-orients trans epistemologies as crucial sites of second wave feminist theorising. By revisiting the contributions of trans individuals writing in underground print publications, as well as the more well-known arguments of Andrea Dworkin, this book demonstrates that valuable yet overlooked trans feminist philosophies of sex and gender were present throughout the US second wave. It argues that not only were these trans feminist epistemologies an important component of second wave feminism's knowledge production, but that this period has an unacknowledged trans feminist legacy.
Explores the contributions of trans individuals to second wave feminist print culture Argues that radical feminists such as Andrea Dworkin offered non-binary theorisations of sex and gender Resists a history of feminism that naturalises a separation between women and trans people

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Emily Cousens

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“Cousens’ book is a remarkable intervention into the history of feminism, demonstrating trans people were not merely present, but were foundational to what became known as second wave feminism. Trans Feminist Epistemologies in the US Second Wave provides us with novel and exciting readings of Andrea Dworkin, fascinating insights into the print culture of the period, and subtle readings of a variety of recondite yet vital thinkers.” (Matthew J. Cull, University of Edinburgh)

“Trans Feminist Epistemologies in the US Second Wave makes the compelling argument that not only were trans people always already part of second wave feminism, but their contributions were central to feminism’s intellectual history. Cousens offers a new frame through which to approach second wave feminism, one that centres the contributions of trans people specifically to feminist thinking on the sex/gender distinction and a politics of bodily autonomy. This book insists powerfully that any narrative of feminism must include the vitality of trans epistemologies.” (Sam McBean, Queen Mary University of London, UK)

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