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Taming the Tomboy: Discourses of Recuperation and Androgyny

Sun, November 20, 11:00am to 12:15pm, Sheraton, Dalton B

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This essay explores the discourses of recuperation and androgyny as central to the formation of Tomboy subjectivity. To better understand the cultural implications for gender identity and agency, I articulate the scientific discourses concerning Gender Identity Disorder in Childhood and contemporary constructions of the Tomboy across popular culture. Addressing the tension between and among these competing discourses, I suggest the Tomboy is an important liminal figure for understanding the transformative potential of female mediated subjectivities.

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