A random collection of over 1910 books and audiobooks authored by or about my transgender, intersex sisters, and gender-nonconforming persons all over the world. I read some of them, and I was inspired by some of them. I met some of the authors and heroines, some of them are my best friends, and I had the pleasure and honor of interviewing some of them. If you know of any transgender biography that I have not covered yet, please let me know.
2021,
Ol'ga Khoroshilova,
Russian,
Original title: "Russkie travesti v istorii, kulʹture i povsednevnosti" - Русские травести в истории, культуре и повседневности - (Russian travesties in history, culture and everyday life) by Olga Khoroshilova Ольга Хорошилова.
An illustrated history of Russian travesty culture in its various aspects: from frivolous court carnivals to female military formations of the First World War and difficult stories of people whose biological sex did not coincide with the psychological one.
From the male actor who played the role of Joan of Arc for the first time in history and the Russian uncle Max to Anna Lister's trip to Russia and the unusual wardrobe of Elizabeth Petrovna.
The author of "Fashion and Geniuses" Olga Khoroshilova gives examples from all spheres of culture — art, fashion, literature, theater, cinema and photography — showing how diverse, powerful and alive the Russian travesty culture was, which had its own history, traditions and talented stars, and how for three centuries (from the 18th to the first half of the 20th century) transvestism existed in all spheres of life. The book contains many illustrations, including rare and previously unpublished ones.
Olga Khoroshilova is a Russian art critic and fashion historian. She has got a PhD in Art History, and she is Associate Professor at the St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design, and lecturer at the Russian Museum, as well as the author of the books "Special Purpose Horsemen" (2013), "Costume and Fashion of the Russian Empire. The Epoch of Nicholas II" (2013), "Costume and Fashion of the Russian Empire. The Epoch of Alexander II and Alexander III" (2015), "Young and Beautiful. Fashion of the 1920s" (2016).
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