Expanding and restricting the erotic: a critique of current and past norms

The current erotic landscape is contradictory: While the West sees greater sexual and erotic freedom than ever, there is also a movement to restrict the behaviour of various sexual minorities. 'Expanding and Restricting the Erotic' addresses the way in which the erotic has been constrained...

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Other Authors: Buttigieg, Lawrence 1963- (Editor), Kanaouti, Sophia (Editor), Martinez Evangelista, Lily (Editor), Scott Stewart, Robert (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston Rodopi Brill [2020]
Series:At the interface/probing the boundaries volume 131
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Summary:The current erotic landscape is contradictory: While the West sees greater sexual and erotic freedom than ever, there is also a movement to restrict the behaviour of various sexual minorities. 'Expanding and Restricting the Erotic' addresses the way in which the erotic has been constrained and freed, both historically and at present. Topics range from the troubling way in which the mainstream media represents the erotic, to the concept of friends with benefits. Other chapters explore female eroticism, from contemporary female hip hop artists to Latin American women seeking to express their eroticism in the midst of sexual repression. Medieval and Early Modern medical conceptions of the female body are explored, as are ancient Greek erotic practices. Finally, the controversial area of teenage girls' erotic representation is analysed.
Physical Description:IX, 182 Seiten
ISBN:9789004429512

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