Chantal Zabus is Professor of Postcolonial Literatures and Gender Studies at the University Paris 13 Sorbonne-Paris-Cité, France. She is the author of Out in Africa (2013); Between Rites and Rights (2007); The African Palimpsest (2007); and Tempests after Shakespeare (2002). She is the Editor-in-Chief of Postcolonial Text.David Coad is Associate Professor of English and Cultural Studies at the University of Valenciennes, France. He is the author of Prophète dans le désert: Essais sur Patrick White (1997), Gender Trouble Down Under: Australian Masculinities (2002) and The Metrosexual: Gender, Sexuality, and Sport (2008).

"This lively addition to trans studies crosses diverse geographical and gender boundaries, forging important connections between personal narratives and theoretical claims." -Patricia Elliot, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada

• Introduction Chantal Zabus and David Coad Part I: Place 1. On the History of Transsexuals in France Maxime Foerster 2. Marie, because it is beautiful Marie-Pierre Pruvot (Bambi) 3. My Sex is in My Head Ludwig Trovato Part II: Ethnicity 4. Studs, Stems, and Fishy Boys: Adolescent Latino Gender Variance and the Slippery Diagnosis of Transsexuality Vernon Rosario 5. Kaming Mga Talyada (We Who Are Sexy): The Transsexual Whiteness of Christine Jorgensen in the (Post)colonial Philippines Susan Stryker Part III: Visibility 6. Claiming Space: Transgender Visibility in the Arts Eveline Kilian 7. Transsexual Experience: Photography, Gender, and the Case of the Emperor’s New Clothes Sara Davidmann 8. The Politics of Home in Becoming Julia: Transsexual Experience in Australia David Coad 9. Trans Autobiographies as Performative Utterances John C. Hawley 10. Trans Africa: Between Transgendered ‘Possession’ and Transsexuality in South African Experiential Narratives Chantal Zabus

Chantal Zabus is Professor of Postcolonial Literatures and Gender Studies at the University Paris 13 Sorbonne-Paris-Cité, France. She is the author of Out in Africa (2013); Between Rites and Rights (2007); The African Palimpsest (2007); and Tempests after Shakespeare (2002). She is the Editor-in-Chief of Postcolonial Text.David Coad is Associate Professor of English and Cultural Studies at the University of Valenciennes, France. He is the author of Prophète dans le désert: Essais sur Patrick White (1997), Gender Trouble Down Under: Australian Masculinities (2002) and The Metrosexual: Gender, Sexuality, and Sport (2008).

"This lively addition to trans studies crosses diverse geographical and gender boundaries, forging important connections between personal narratives and theoretical claims." -Patricia Elliot, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada

• Introduction Chantal Zabus and David Coad Part I: Place 1. On the History of Transsexuals in France Maxime Foerster 2. Marie, because it is beautiful Marie-Pierre Pruvot (Bambi) 3. My Sex is in My Head Ludwig Trovato Part II: Ethnicity 4. Studs, Stems, and Fishy Boys: Adolescent Latino Gender Variance and the Slippery Diagnosis of Transsexuality Vernon Rosario 5. Kaming Mga Talyada (We Who Are Sexy): The Transsexual Whiteness of Christine Jorgensen in the (Post)colonial Philippines Susan Stryker Part III: Visibility 6. Claiming Space: Transgender Visibility in the Arts Eveline Kilian 7. Transsexual Experience: Photography, Gender, and the Case of the Emperor’s New Clothes Sara Davidmann 8. The Politics of Home in Becoming Julia: Transsexual Experience in Australia David Coad 9. Trans Autobiographies as Performative Utterances John C. Hawley 10. Trans Africa: Between Transgendered ‘Possession’ and Transsexuality in South African Experiential Narratives Chantal Zabus

Chantal Zabus is Professor of Postcolonial Literatures and Gender Studies at the University Paris 13 Sorbonne-Paris-Cité, France. She is the author of Out in Africa (2013); Between Rites and Rights (2007); The African Palimpsest (2007); and Tempests after Shakespeare (2002). She is the Editor-in-Chief of Postcolonial Text.David Coad is Associate Professor of English and Cultural Studies at the University of Valenciennes, France. He is the author of Prophète dans le désert: Essais sur Patrick White (1997), Gender Trouble Down Under: Australian Masculinities (2002) and The Metrosexual: Gender, Sexuality, and Sport (2008).

"This lively addition to trans studies crosses diverse geographical and gender boundaries, forging important connections between personal narratives and theoretical claims." -Patricia Elliot, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada

• Introduction Chantal Zabus and David Coad Part I: Place 1. On the History of Transsexuals in France Maxime Foerster 2. Marie, because it is beautiful Marie-Pierre Pruvot (Bambi) 3. My Sex is in My Head Ludwig Trovato Part II: Ethnicity 4. Studs, Stems, and Fishy Boys: Adolescent Latino Gender Variance and the Slippery Diagnosis of Transsexuality Vernon Rosario 5. Kaming Mga Talyada (We Who Are Sexy): The Transsexual Whiteness of Christine Jorgensen in the (Post)colonial Philippines Susan Stryker Part III: Visibility 6. Claiming Space: Transgender Visibility in the Arts Eveline Kilian 7. Transsexual Experience: Photography, Gender, and the Case of the Emperor’s New Clothes Sara Davidmann 8. The Politics of Home in Becoming Julia: Transsexual Experience in Australia David Coad 9. Trans Autobiographies as Performative Utterances John C. Hawley 10. Trans Africa: Between Transgendered ‘Possession’ and Transsexuality in South African Experiential Narratives Chantal Zabus