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1 online resource (xiii, 242 pages) |
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Introducing the erotics of wounding : sex, violence and the body / Jeff Hearn and Viv Burr -- Body modification as self-mutilation by proxy / Sheila Jeffreys -- Breast augmentation surgery : carving the flesh as female / Taina Kinnunen -- Physical bruises, emotional scars, and love-bites : women's experiences of men's violence / Michelle Jones and Jeff Hearn -- Harming or healing? : the meanings of wounding amongst sadomasochists who also self-injure / Ani Ritchie -- Making the moves : masculinities, bodies, risk, and death in the extreme sport of rock-climbing / Victoria Robinson -- Transformations of pain : erotic encounters with Crash / Anthony McCosker -- Tortured heroes : the story of ouch fan fiction and sadomasochism / Jenny Alexander -- "Oh Spike, you're covered in sexy wounds!" : the erotic significance of wounding and torture in Buffy the Vampire Slayer / Viv Burr -- Spectacular pain : masculinity, masochism and men in the movies / Tim Edwards -- Cut pieces : self-mutilation in body art / Ulla Angkjær Jørgensen -- The loathsome, the rough type, and the monster : the violence and wounding of media texts on rape / Mona Livholts |
| Summary |
What is erotic about certain kinds of wounding or injury? Is a 'love bite' an injury or cosmetic surgery mutilation? How should we understand the erotic power of films such as David Cronenberg's Crash and the appeal of images of the tortured male body? And how might relations between the sexes and the meaning of masculinity and femininity be revealed by addressing such questions? This 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 includes contributions on social practices such as S & M, cosmetic surgery and 'extreme' sports as well as contributions on representations of wounding and physical damage in film and other media. By combining contributions from a variety of substantive areas in a single volume, this unique edited collection represents a social and cultural overview of a fascinating issue |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-234) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Sadomasochism.
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Wounds and injuries -- Erotic aspects.
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Sex & sexuality, sex manuals.
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Gay & Lesbian studies.
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Violence in society.
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Sexual behaviour.
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Gender studies, gender groups.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Human Sexuality.
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SELF-HELP -- Sexual Instruction.
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Family and Relationships.
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Sadomasochism
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Wounds and injuries -- Erotic aspects
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Burr, Vivien.
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Hearn, Jeff, 1947-
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| ISBN |
9780230228399 |
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0230228399 |
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