ISBN:
9781479891405
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xii, 255 pages)
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Illustrationen
Series Statement:
Sexual Cultures 43
Parallel Title:
Print version Sensational Flesh : Race, Power, and Masochism
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Musser, Amber Jamilla Sensational flesh
DDC:
306.775
Keywords:
Macht
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Geistesleben
;
Sadomasochismus
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Sozialpsychologie
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
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Sadomasochismus
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Geistesleben
;
Sadomasochismus
;
Macht
;
Sozialpsychologie
Abstract:
In everyday language, masochism is usually understood as the desire to abdicate control in exchange for sensation-pleasure, pain, or a combination thereof. Yet at its core, masochism is a site where power, bodies, and society come together. Sensational Flesh uses masochism as a lens to examine how power structures race, gender, and embodiment in different contexts. Drawing on rich and varied sources-from 19th century sexology, psychoanalysis, and critical theory to literary texts and performance art-Amber Jamilla Musser employs masochism as a powerful diagnostic tool for probing relationships
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: Theory, Flesh, Practice; 2 Specters of Domination: Patriarchy, Colonialism, and Masochism; 3 Objectification, Complicity, and Coldness: The Story of O's Narratives of Femininity and Precarity; 4 Time, Race, and Biology: Fanon, Freud, and the Labors of Race; 5 Lacerated Breasts: Medicine, Autonomy, Pain; Conclusion: Making Flesh Matter; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; About the Author
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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