Rethinking identity: Ransgender studies and Catalan independence

• Autores: Marta V. Vicente
• Localización: Catalan Review: international journal of Catalan culture, ISSN 0213-5949, Vol. 37, 2023, págs. 87-94
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This article addresses current discussions over identity in both transgender and Catalan independence narratives, two types of narratives that have rarely been studied together.

    Trans people and those who favor Catalan independence have oftentimes expressed their identities as being political bodies that seek recognition as autonomous political entities.

    These political entities, however, are born out of the contradiction between the physicality of the body and the land and the subjectivity of emotions. The construction of one’s self, be it a human body or a nation, is something “felt,” an emotional realm that translates into the space of the human or geographical bodies. Seeing body and nation as physical as well as emotional takes us to the study of Catalan identities as fluid, and flexible, with multiple sides and angles, depending not only on historical context but also diverse geographical and emotional settings. By bringing trans to independence narratives we gain a new perspective on notions of identity as they apply to discussions over national sovereignty. It allows us to explore issues of identities as a multifaceted process, resulting from the tension between the essence that emanates from the body, the land, the culture, and the need for social and political recognition.