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Transitional

Autor Munroe Bergdorf
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 16 feb 2023

Găsim în Transitional un volum surprinzător de robust pentru formatul său Paperback, o ediție de 224 de pagini publicată de Bloomsbury Publishing care rezistă bine lecturilor repetate și sublinierilor pe care, cu siguranță, veți dori să le faceți. Hârtia este de calitate, oferind o experiență tactilă plăcută, potrivită pentru un manifest care se dorește a fi atât o confesiune intimă, cât și un instrument de schimbare socială. Apreciem designul curat și lizibilitatea textului, elemente care facilitează parcurgerea unei tematici complexe și profund emoționale. Descoperim aici o perspectivă revoluționară asupra conceptului de „tranziție”. Munroe Bergdorf nu limitează termenul la experiența transgender, ci îl recalibrează ca pe o stare universală a existenței umane. Fie că vorbim despre trecerea de la copilărie la adolescență, despre schimbarea carierei sau despre evoluția identității rasiale, autoarea susține că toți suntem într-o formă continuă de devenire. Tonul este onest și plin de empatie, reușind să transforme vulnerabilitatea personală într-o forță colectivă. Cartea nu se simte ca un curs academic, ci ca o conversație curajoasă despre cum putem trece de la rușine la mândrie prin acceptarea schimbării. Pe aceeași linie cu Becoming a Man de P. Carl, care explorează tranziția de gen într-un context politic marcat de tensiuni, Transitional se diferențiază printr-un accent mai puternic pe universalitate și pe construirea unei conștiințe globale. În timp ce alte titluri similare se concentrează pe parcursul individual, Munroe Bergdorf propune o metodă de deconstrucție a barierelor dintre noi, oferind o viziune plină de speranță pentru o comunitate mai solidară. Este o lectură fluidă, care echilibrează perfect momentele de reflecție cu îndemnurile la activism.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781526630315
ISBN-10: 1526630311
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 135 x 216 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

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Despre autor

Munroe Bergdorf este o figură proeminentă în peisajul activismului contemporan, fiind scriitoare, model și realizatoare de documentare. Recunoscută la nivel internațional pentru campaniile sale în favoarea drepturilor persoanelor transgender, ea a fost numită National Advocate pentru UN Women UK și a primit un doctorat onorific de la Universitatea din Brighton. Colaborările sale cu publicații de renume precum British Vogue și The Guardian, alături de prezența pe podiumurile de modă, îi oferă o platformă unică prin care îmbină cultura vizuală cu discursul social critic, devenind o voce indispensabilă pentru drepturile omului.


Caracteristici

Munroe Bergdorf is a figurehead for trans rights and political activism with a huge online presence, with over 550,000 followers on Instagram. In 2020 she was named by Vogue as one of the twenty-five most influential women in Britain, alongside Michaela Coel, Bernardine Evaristo and Rihanna, and was recently appointed a National Advocate for UN Women UK

Notă biografică

Munroe Bergdorf is an activist, writer and model. She has spoken on international panels from Oxford to Princeton University and contributed to publications including the Guardian, Evening Standard, Grazia, i-D, British Vogue, Elle, Teen Vogue and Paper magazine. In 2019, she was awarded an honorary doctorate for her contributions campaigning for transgender rights by the University of Brighton, and was recently appointed a National Advocate for UN Women UK. Her first film, What Makes a Woman, premiered on Channel 4 in 2018. @MunroeBergdorf

Descriere scurtă

WATERSTONES' BEST BOOKS OF 2023: POLITICS'A riveting blend of memoir and manifesto ... I found myself dog-earing every page' Elizabeth Day'Profoundly articulate. Entirely wise. Beautifully real.' Attitude 'Transitional is a clever, moving book that packs a lot into its 194 pages' GuardianTransitioning is an alignment of the invisible and the physical. It is truth rising to the surface. It is one of the most fundamental aspects of the human condition - a part of our experience as a conscious being, no matter who we are.As time goes on, we all develop as people. We all transition. It's what unites us, not what separates us.In this life-affirming, heartfelt and intimate book, activist and model Munroe Bergdorf shares reflections from her own life to illustrate how transitioning is an essential part of all our lives. Through the story of one woman's extraordinary mission to live with authenticity, Transitional shows us how to heal, how to build a stronger community and how to evolve as a society out of shame and into pride.------PRAISE FOR THE AUTHOR:'Bergdorf is proof that speaking up for what you believe in can provoke real change' Vogue'A phenomenon' Owen Jones, Guardian'A powerful and unstoppable new force . . . The world should take notice' Teen Vogue'One of the UK's most committed and outspoken transgender activists' Stylist

Recenzii

A powerful rallying cry from an influential voice
This version of Bergdorf offers a glimpse into the human cost of being a Black trans activist in the unrelenting public sphere ... she puts herself on the firing line to make the world more tolerant for us all
The model and trans activist tells the story of her own search for authenticity and argues that we all transition, one way or another
Her much-anticipated manifesto on gender also aims to explore the transitions we all go through in life
As Bergdorf beautifully points out: we all transition. Whether it's growing up and coming of age, reacting to the things that happen to us, learning from our mistakes, dealing with trauma or finding love, we all evolve. This is the book that explores the things that bind us together
A manifesto on gender and an exploration of transitioning
By shining a light on the inevitable reality of change, it aims to bring us together and build a more understanding and inclusive world
A compelling non-fiction title from the model and activist that discusses fluidity of identity, sexuality and gender through the experience of transition every human faces at some point in their life
An intimate and life affirming exploration
I am forever in awe of Munroe and all of the incredible things she does
The transgender and model is trailblazing a way for the trans community through her activism
A riveting blend of memoir and manifesto . . . so enlightening and quotable, I found myself dog-earing every page
As you start reading Transitional, it might come as little surprise that every word of this honest and enriching book feels very carefully chosen. Then, as she settles into her story, you come to realise the extraordinary intelligence, insight and power of this tenacious woman. She writes unflinchingly about growing up different; a childhood spent trying to conceal the innate femininity that would distress family members, and the ostracisation she experienced at school. Profoundly articulate. Entirely wise. Beautifully real.
It's in this era of the complete dehumanisation of trans people that Munroe Bergdorf's debut book, Transitional, is needed more than ever. Transitional is a memoir that offers hope. It stretches way beyond Bergdorf's own gender transition story to explore the many transitions we all go through in our brief time on this earth. Crucially, it reframes the conversation away from the medicalisation of trans people - such a small part of the trans experience - and shifts focus onto the real story, sheer humanity.
The model and trans activist writes movingly on prejudice, navigating controversy and personal growth

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We all transition. It's what binds us, not what separates us. Be it through moving from childhood to adolescence, our sexuality, our gender, in our relationship with love, our racial identity or individual purpose, every aspect of our lives is in transition; and if we can apply transitional thinking to our lives, we can begin to deconstruct both the internal barriers within ourselves and the external barriers between each other.

In this life-affirming, heartfelt and intimate book, activist, documentary filmmaker and model Munroe Bergdorf shares reflections from her own life to illustrate how transitioning is an essential part of all our lives.

Through the story of one woman's extraordinary mission to live with authenticity, Transitional shows us how to heal, how to build a stronger community and evolve, from a place of shame to a place of pride.

Ultimately, this book will teach us how transitioning benefits us all, both as individuals and in order to create a global consciousness, and how we can leaning into transition can help us move closer to a place of honesty and empathy in our lives.

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'Riveting ' Elizabeth Day
'Wise, articulate and real.' Attitude
'A powerful rallying cry from an influential voice' Cosmopolitan