Patricio Simonetto's new book under contract with University of Texas Press

We are delighted to announce that Dr Patricio Simonetto’s new book project, A Body of One’s Own. A Trans* History of Argentina (1900-2021) is under contract with the University of Texas Press.

The monograph places the making of the trans* bodies at the core of modern Argentine history. By analysing primary sources located in public, private and grassroots organizations’ archives and interviews, this monograph addresses crucial themes, from the popular portrayal of people in gender transition to homemade technologies such as the self-injection of silicone. The book analyses the experience of people’s body gender affirmation and its decisive yet overlooked impact on the public discussion surrounding the formation of the Argentine nation-state and definitions of citizenship.

Patricio Simonetto holds a PhD in Social Sciences and Humanities by Quilmes National University, Argentina. He is the author of 'Entre la injuria y la revolución. El Frente de Liberación Homosexual en la Argentina' (2017) and 'El dinero no es todo. La compra y venta de sexo en la Argentina del siglo XX' (2019). He is currently Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow at the Institute of the Americas, University College London.

Links:

Dr Patricio Simonetto | academic profile

Images:

[top] Photograph of three persons, self-identifying as transwomen, dressed in gala gowns; taking part in what appears to be a choreographed tableau. ©Archivo de la Memoria Trans - República Argentina

[bottom] Dr Patricio Simonetto