Catherine Scott

Thinking Kink

The Collision of BDSM, Feminism and Popular Culture

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Produktbeschreibung

"When the trilogy 50 Shades of Grey became popular reading in 2012, the media speculated that feminism was in reverse, as the public went mad over bondage-dominance-sadomasochism (BDSM). Examining the kink in books, TV shows, film and music industry, the author interweaves her own research in the BDSM scene with the subculture's portrayal in the media"--

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 352g
• ISBN-13: 9780786498635
• ISBN-10: 0786498633
• Artikelnr.: 42025986

Autorenporträt

The late Catherine Scott was a freelance writer from Great Britain. She wrote for Ms.magazine, The Daily Telegraph and the Times Literary Supplement.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface 1.
Subversive or Complicit? The Female Dominant 2.
Brave or Pathetic? Masculinity's Troubled Relationship with the Male Submissive 3.
Who's Vanilla, Who's Edgy and Why It Matters: The Mainstreaming of Kink 4.
Billionaires, Bullies and Lost Boys: The Male Dominant 5.
Safe Words: BDSM and the Concept of Consent 6.
A Heavy Load to Bear: Feminism and the Submissive Female 7.
Dykes, Daddies and Drag Queens: How BDSM and LGBT People Are Portrayed 8.
Consumerism, Switches and Abuse: Different Faces of BDSM 9.
Blinding Whiteness? Race and BDSM Afterword Chapter Notes Bibliography Index