Published: conference volume „Trans* Time. Projecting Transness in European (TV) Series“, edited by Danae Gallo González

Published: conference volume  „Trans* Time. Projecting Transness in European (TV) Series“, edited by Danae Gallo González

On May 19, the conference volume „Trans* Time. Projecting Transness in European (TV) Series“ has been published in the Interaktiva series of the Center for Media and Interactivity. The volume was edited by Dr. Danae Gallo González (Romance Studies, University of Giessen). The volume is the first international comparative study of trans* representations in European television and streaming series. It ties in with the conference "Trans* Time in (TV) Series: (Inter) national Projections", which was organized in January 2020 by the ZMI section "Media and Gender" and the Institute for Romance Studies at JLU Giessen.

The content of the book is innovative in two ways: for the first time, the focus is on European series productions and, for the first time, a systematic and critical comparison of the respective countries takes place. The contributions do not only analyse selected series; they also place the media productions in the legal, social and historical context of the respective country with regard to the situation of trans* people.

The contributions are introduced by a foreword by Dr. Jutta Hergenhan, Scientific Director of the ZMI and spokesperson for the section “Media and Gender”. The volume closes with an afterword by Prof. Dr. Greta Olson, member of the section “Media and Gender”.

The volume was published in Campus Verlag and is now available as an e-book and in print format.

Gallo González, Danae (ed.): Trans* Time. Projecting Transness in European (TV) Series, Frankfurt a. M.: Campus 2021. Interaktiva-series. 212 p., print: 39.95 Euro

ISBN: 9783593513614

(July 07 2021, Tillmann Schorstein)