Sex, violence and the body : the erotics of wounding / edited by Viv Burr, Jeff Hearn.

Other author Burr, Vivien.
Other author Hearn, Jeff, 1947-
Format Book
Publication InfoBasingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Descriptionxiii, 242 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
Sadomasochism.
Wounds and injuries--Erotic aspects.

Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 212-234) and index.
LCCN 2008024580
ISBN9780230549340 (alk. paper)
ISBN0230549349 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HQ79 .S49 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold