#12597. Italian trans geographies: retracing trans/cultural narratives of people and places

November 2026publication date
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Cultural Studies;
Political Science and International Relations;
Sociology and Political Science;
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Abstract:
This article maps an overlooked cultural history of Italy by exploring the literary notion of ‘trans geographies’–a subgenre at the crossroads of autobiography, memoir, and travel narrative–through the work of sociologist and trans activist Porpora Marcasciano. Her narratives of people and place have repositioned trans identities within public spaces, while illustrating a larger phenomenon that remains underexplored within Italian Studies, namely, how places have shaped trans identities and how trans identities have, in turn, (re)shaped places. This article situates Marcasciano’s stories of gender self-determination in relation to: (1) interdisciplinary approaches to trans geographies; and (2) the writings of two very different Italian LGBT+ icons, Romina Cecconi and Mario Mieli. The goal of this article is to outline how Marcasciano’s trans geographies have generated creative and critical sites while fostering inclusive ways of narrating and sharing cultural history.
Keywords:
Italian contemporary culture; Marcasciano; normativity/antinormativity constructs; trans geographies; trans movement history

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