{"product_id":"nobody-passes-rejecting-the-rules-of-gender-and-conformity-9781580051842","title":"Nobody Passes: Rejecting the Rules of Gender and Conformity","description":"An anthology exploring the act of passing-as the \"right\" gender, race, class, sexuality, age, ability, body type, ethnicity, and beyond \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNobody Passes\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of essays that confronts and challenges the very notion of belonging. By examining the perilous intersections of identity, categorization, and community, contributors challenge societal mores \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e countercultural norms. \u003ci\u003eNobody Passes\u003c\/i\u003e explores and critiques the various systems of power seen (or not seen) in the act of \"passing.\" In a pass\/fail situation, standards for acceptance may vary, but somebody always gets trampled on. This anthology seeks to eliminate the pressure to pass and thereby unearth the delicious and devastating opportunities for transformation that might create.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMattilda, aka Matt Bernstein Sycamore is the author of a novel, \u003ci\u003ePulling Taffy\u003c\/i\u003e, and the editor of three nonfiction anthologies. Most recently, Mattilda edited \u003ci\u003eThat's revolting! Queer Strategies for Resisting Assimilation, \u003c\/i\u003e a finalist for a 2005 Lambda Literary Award. Mattilda is an instigator with Gay Shame: A Virus in the System, a radical queer activist group that fights the monster of assimilation. The \u003ci\u003eAustin Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e calls her \"a cross between Tinkerbell and honky Malcolm X with a queer agenda.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Seal Press (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50627094118674,"sku":"9781580051842","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ba9443e6-2bde-4ca5-b332-698ad88ff3f5.jpg?v=1732670813","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/nobody-passes-rejecting-the-rules-of-gender-and-conformity-9781580051842","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}