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2023

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ART AND SCIENCE OF CROSSDRESSING

Authors

Predrag Pale

DOI

10.35603/sws.iscss.2023/sv07.13

DOI Issue

10.35603/sws.iscss.2023

ISSN

2682-9959

ISBN

978-3-903438-06-4

Language

English language

Volume

Issue

Editor

• Prof. Hab. Dr. Sc. Iryna Zinkiv, UKRAINE • Prof. DSc. Ojars Sparitis, LATVIA

Scientific Area

SOCIAL SCIENCES: Section Sociology and Social Work

Abstract/ Foreword

Alternative lifestyles, gender identities and fashion statements are gaining theirlegitimacy in mainstream social life in many cultures. However, even in those marginalsocial circles (LGBTIA+) there are inequalities where crossdressers are at the verybottom of perceived social status. As a result, crossdressing has not been studiedsufficiently neither from scientific nor from artistic viewpoint. Scientific researchpublications mentioning crossdressing are mostly addressing literature, film and theatreaspects of crossdressing, anthropological and some social aspects. Crossdressing ispresented in mainstream media as a very marginal activity of a small number of peculiarindividuals. In the past, health professionals have long considered ways to curecrossdressing and today are focused on helping resolve dysphoria and other sufferingscaused by societies’ reaction to crossdressing. Virtually there are no publicationsanalyzing or discussing potential benefits of crossdressing both for the individual andsociety, nor the aesthetical aspects in fashion industry and society in general. Fashion ishighly expressive and research shows that the way humans dress influences not onlymessages they send to others, but also how they feel themselves, especially how theyfeel about themselves. However there is also no research published exploring possibleartistic benefits of crossdressing. This paper presents results of interpretativephenomenological analysis of potential crossdressing benefits. It also discusses socialaesthetical habits and consequential aesthetical blindness established in modern westernsociety. Paper also aims at proposing some new views on scientific and artistic aspectsof crossdressing and indicating possible venues for future research from bothperspectives.

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Proceedings of 10th SWS International Scientific Conference on Social Sciences - ISCSS 2023

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10th SWS International Scientific Conference on Social Sciences - ISCSS 2023, November, 2023

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SGEM WORLD SCIENCE (SWS) Scholarly Society

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SWS International Scientific Conference on Social Sciences-ISCSS

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SWS Scholarly Society; Acad Sci Czech Republ; Latvian Acad Sci; Polish Acad Sci; Russian Acad Sci; Serbian Acad Sci and Arts; Natl Acad Sci Ukraine; Natl Acad Sci Armenia; Sci Council Japan; European Acad Sci, Arts and Letters; Acad Fine Arts Zagreb Croati

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385-391

Date

November, 2023

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Keywords

crossdressing, benefits, interpretative phenomenological analysis, personaldevelopment, therapeutical benefits

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