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About this book
This unique book examines the relationship between wounding and sexuality, bringing together issues around sexuality, gender, power, violence and representations. Drawing on a range of disciplines including cultural and media studies, sociology and psychology, it explores social practices such as S&M, cosmetic surgery and 'extreme' sports.
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Yes, you can access Sex, Violence and the Body by V. Burr, J. Hearn, V. Burr,J. Hearn in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & History & Theory in Psychology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- List of Figures and Table
- Notes on Contributors
- 1 Introducing the Erotics of Wounding: Sex, Violence and the Body
- 2 Body Modification as Self-Mutilation by Proxy
- 3 Breast Augmentation Surgery: Carving the Flesh as Female
- 4 Physical Bruises, Emotional Scars and ‘Love-Bites’: Women’s Experiences of Men’s Violence
- 5 Harming or Healing? The Meanings of Wounding among Sadomasochists Who Also Self-Injure
- 6 Making the Moves: Masculinities, Bodies, Risk and Death in the ‘Extreme’ Sport of Rock Climbing
- 7 Transformations of Pain: Erotic Encounters with Crash
- 8 Tortured Heroes: The Story of Ouch! Fan Fiction and Sadomasochism
- 9 ‘Oh Spike you’re covered in sexy wounds!’ The Erotic Significance of Wounding and Torture in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- 10 Spectacular Pain: Masculinity, Masochism and Men in the Movies
- 11 Cut Pieces: Self-Mutilation in Body Art
- 12 The Loathsome, the Rough Type and the Monster: The Violence and Wounding of Media Texts on Rape
- Bibliography
- Index