ABSTRACT

In this introduction to the special issue Representing Trans, the authors reflect on the radical changes in trans representation between the early 1990s and the present. Through brief reflections on Pose (2018-) and other landmark examples of trans representation in film and television, the authors show how these changes attest to complex interrelations between visibility, recognition, and violence. Beyond the realm of film and television, the introduction also discusses broader media representations that connect the question of visibility to political debates and the regulation of public spaces. Highlighting a variety of trans theorical engagements with different forms of mediality (including literature), the authors propose a more expansive understanding of trans as a reading practice as well as a method of analysing and transing medial forms.

摘要

在对代表跨性别的特殊问题的介绍中，作者反思了1990年代初至今的跨性别表达的根本变化。通过对姿势的简短思考（2018-）以及电影和电视中跨性别表达的其他标志性例子，作者展示了这些变化如何证明可见度，识别力和暴力之间的复杂相互关系。除电影和电视领域外，导言还讨论了更广泛的媒体代表，这些代表将能见度问题与政治辩论和公共场所监管联系起来。作者强调了具有不同形式的中介形式（包括文学）的各种跨理论参与，作者提出了对跨形式的更广泛的理解，作为一种阅读实践以及一种分析和转化形式形式的方法。