Routledge Handbook of Trans Literature

The Routledge Handbook of Trans Literature examines the intersection of transgender studies and literary studies, bringing together essays from global experts in the field. This volume provides a comprehensive overview of trans literature, highlighting the core topics, genres, and periods important for scholarship now and in the future.

Covering the main approaches and key literary genres of the area, this volume includes:

• Examination of the core topics guiding contemporary trans literary theory and criticism, including the Anthropocene, archival speculation, activism, BDSM, Black studies, critical plant studies, culture, diaspora, disability, ethnocentrism, home, inclusion, monstrosity, nondualist philosophies, nonlinearity, paradox, pedagogy, performativity, poetics, religion, suspense, temporality, visibility, and water.

• Exploration of diverse literary genres, forms, and periods through a trans lens, such as archival fiction, artificial intelligence narratives, autobiography, climate fiction, comics, creative writing, diaspora fiction, drama, fan fiction, gothic fiction, historical fiction, manga, medieval literature, minor literature, modernist literature, mystery and detective fiction, nature writing, poetry, postcolonial literature, radical literature, realist fiction, Renaissance literature, Romantic literature, science fiction, travel writing, utopian literature, Victorian literature, and young adult literature.

This comprehensive volume will be of great interest to scholars and students of literature, gender studies, trans studies, literary theory, and literary criticism.

Douglas A. Vakoch is President of METI, dedicated to Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence. Dr. Vakoch’s recent books include Transecology: Transgender Perspectives on Environment and Nature (2020), Transgender India: Understanding Third Gender Identities and Experiences (2022), The Routledge Handbook of Ecofeminism and Literature (2023), and Indian Transgender Literature: Fiction and Autobiography in Regional Perspective (2024).

Sabine Sharp is a scholar of trans and science fiction studies. In 2021, they completed a PhD titled “Monsters, Time-Travel, and Aliens: Tracing the Genealogies of ‘Trans’ through Feminist Science Fiction Writing and Film” (University of Manchester). Alongside writing about feminist, queer, and trans media and politics, they work as an e-learning support officer at the University of Manchester Library.