Misgendering in english language contexts: Applying non-cisgenderist methods to feminist research

International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 160-177

  Ansara, Y Gavriel ^a   Hegarty, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cisgenderism; Feminist history; Methodology; Misgendering; Sexist language; Transgender

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891369503     PISSN: 18340806     EISSN: 18340814     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/mra.2013.7.2.160     Document Type: Article

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