Gender ambiguity: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 09:56, 13 April 2008

Gender ambiguity might refer to several different types of ambiguity:

ambiguity in presentation, of a person, e.g., by not assuming marked dress or hairstyles or behaviors
ambiguity in presentation, of a character, e.g., by the author not using marked pronouns, or by deliberately using conflicting signals of various sorts
a person or character's ambiguity with respect to their own gender identity or other aspects of gender

In SFnal settings, see:

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+'''Gender ambiguity''' might refer to several different types of ambiguity:
+* ambiguity in presentation, of a person, e.g., by not assuming [[marked]] dress or hairstyles or behaviors
+* ambiguity in presentation, of a character, e.g., by the author not using [[marked]] pronouns, or by deliberately using conflicting signals of various sorts
+* a person or character's ambiguity with respect to their own gender identity or other aspects of gender
+In [[SFnal]] settings, see:
+* [[List of works with ungendered or ambiguously gendered characters]]
+[[Category:Theory]]
+[[Category:Gender]]