Activism, affect, identification: trans documentary in France and Spain and its reception
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Volume
11
Pagination
170-180
Publisher
DOI
10.1080/17411548.2014.972722
Journal
Studies in European Cinema
Issue
ISSN
1741-1548
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This article explores the documentation of trans activism in France and
Spain since the 2000s. The first part addresses questions surrounding the
place of affect and narrative in documentary film, particularly in relation
to trans issues. The second part o
f the article analyses an audience case
study from a screening at the International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
in Barcelona of
Valérie Mitteaux's
Girl or Boy, My Sex is not my Gender
(2011), considering how different viewers respond to the representatio
n
of trans identities. The article builds on qualitative research whilst
extending the exploration of sexuality and gender in previous audience
studies to a consideration of documentary film, seeking to provide a more
nuanced understanding of what audience
claims for identification in
politicised contexts mean.
Authors
Murray, RosCollections
- Film Studies [127]