10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EONISM»
Discover the use of
eonism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
eonism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Parting with My Sex: Cross-dressing, Inversion and Sexuality ...
Ellis developed the term 'Eonism' drawing from the case of the Chevalier d'Eon.
His first paper on the subject was, according to Bullough & Bullough, apparently
first published in 1913, and a chapter, 'Eonism', was later included in his Studies
...
2
Eonism and Transvestism
In This Series, We Have Critically Examined The Human Behaviour Nature And Manner Of Dressing That Is Likely To Attract The Opposite Sex But Their Sexual Feelings Are Not Directed Towards Persons Of Their Own Sex.
3
Blending Genders: Social Aspects of Cross-Dressing and Sex ...
Ellis seems, however, to regard this, 'less common but more complete' type as
embodying the essence of eonism, and he objected to the term transvestism
because it focused attention solely on the element of cross-dressing. He also
objected ...
Richard Ekins, David King, 2002
4
Tennyson's Rapture : Transformation in the Victorian ...
... representations of gender and sexuality. Ellis stresses in the course of his
study that persons answering to the description of the pathology of Eonism are
numerous, yet he observes that there has existed no term for them, stating with
evident ...
Department of English Smith College Cornelia D. J. Pearsall Assistant Professor, 2007
5
Virginia Woolf, Fashion and Literary Modernity
Lastly, however, Ellis's case story presents a theory of eonism as aesthetic
empathy or Einfühlung – a theory which he adapts from contemporary aesthetic
philosophy and which, as we shall see, also approaches quite closely to Woolf's
...
6
Sex and Society in Early Twentieth-century Spain: Hildegart ...
... 17 WLSR planks of belief, and 17 Ellis, Havelock eonism, and 18 'fairy god', as
129–131 Hildegart's father figure, as 133, 140 Lees, Edith, and 13 marriage
certificate, and 12 reception of works in Spain 12, 14, 15–16 sterilization of the
unfit, ...
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The Trials of Masculinity: Policing Sexual Boundaries, 1870-1930
Havelock Ellis, "Eonism," Studies in the Psychology of Sex (Philadelphia: F. A.
Davis, 1928), 7:87. For the similar argument that some women only feel at ease
in male clothes and regard themselves as "transvestites" when forced to wear ...
8
Changing Sex: Transsexualism, Technology, and the Idea of Gender
The authors purported to "outline the characteristic features of eonism (or '
genuine transvestism')" as distinct from the run-of-the-mill fetishistic male
transvestism that currently fascinated sexological researchers. They stated that "
transvestism, ...
9
Sex from Plato to Paglia: A-L
Ellis sees himself as responsible "for the first generalized description of this
psychological attitude, and for the invocation of Narcissus" but concedes that "the
'ism' was appended by Nacke" (Eonism, 356). With both terms, however, deeper
...
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The Chevalier d'Eon and his Worlds: Gender, Espionage and ...
His cross-dressing, it was usually assumed, must have a psychosexual
explanation. Until the second half of the twentieth century the terms 'Eonist' and '
Eonism' were the standard English words for transvestites and transvestism
respectively, ...
Simon Burrows, Jonathan Conlin, Russell Goulbourne, 2011
7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EONISM»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
eonism is used in the context of the following news items.
What's in a word? The challenges of 'transgender'
D'Éon's life was so notable that in 1913, the English sexologist Havelock Ellis coined the term eonism – in honor of d'Éon – to describe similar ... «The Conversation US, May 15»
Say Hello To the Chevalier d'Éon, France's 17th Century …
“Eonism” was a term, now outdated, for what we now call transgender, and the Beaumont Society is named in her honor. She's also had a ... «Unicorn Booty, May 15»
On the “dispute” between radical feminism and trans people
In Britain, the sexologist Havelock Ellis insisted that the two were linked, proposing first 'sexo-aesthetic inversion' and then 'Eonism' to suggest ... «New Statesman, Aug 14»
Painting of a transvestite goes on display in National Portrait Gallery …
In 1928, Havelock Ellis coined the term 'Eonism' to describe transvestism and this remained in use until the 1960s. In the last 30 years, with the ... «Daily Mail, Jun 12»
This Is the Portrait of French Spy Chevalier d'Eon, Possibly the First …
To this day, the “Patron Saint of Transvestites” still inspires those who choose to dress in the clothing of the opposite gender; the term “eonism” ... «The Mary Sue, Apr 12»
Earliest Painting of Transvestite Uncovered In London Gallery
The term "eonism," which is used in psychiatry to describe male adoption of female dress and manners, was derived from D'Eon's name. «Huffington Post, Apr 12»
Cal Performance's "Eonnagata": Surprisingly Dull
Taking its title from “eonism,” a now-dated term coined in 1920 by the British psychologist Henry Havelock Ellis to describe transgender ... «The Bay Citizen, Feb 11»
