Author ORCID Identifier
Semester
Fall
Date of Graduation
2022
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Type
PhD
College
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Sociology and Anthropology
Committee Chair
Walter DeKeseredy
Committee Co-Chair
S. Melissa Latimer
Committee Member
S. Melissa Latimer
Committee Member
Lindsay K. Semprevivo
Committee Member
Cris S. Mayo
Committee Member
James J. Nolan
Abstract
ABSTRACT
This dissertation focuses on the criminalization and victimization of transgender people, broadly defined as people whose gender identity does not align with their assigned birth sex, using a queer criminological and intersectional lens. The introduction offers background and context for this examination, and includes the purpose, theoretical approach, methodology, research questions, contributions, and overviews of the substantive chapters. Chapter two explores what we know and what we do not know about transgender people’s pathways into the criminal legal system, how they experience state surveillance, and how they navigate the system. Chapter three explores violence against transgender people in various forms, offering an introductory look at this epidemic. Chapter four examines the literature on intimate violence against transgender people, with a focus on trans survivors, trans-specific barriers to escaping abuse, and strategies of resistance. The conclusion summarizes the substantive chapters and offers new directions for future research.
Recommended Citation
Momen, Rayna E., "Living on the Edge: Trans* Exclusion, Survival, and Resistance" (2022). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 11507.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/11507