This book deconstructs the pathologizing category of 'sadomasochism' in order to account for the 'lived realities' of consensual 'SM' play, emphasizing the connection between the corporeal and the political in contemporary consumer cultures. It discusses the homogenization of desire and ownership and use of 'body' and 'sexual ethics'.

Autorentext
ANDREA BECKMANN is Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Lincoln, UK. Her research interests include sociology of the body, 'sexualities' and critical criminology.

Inhalt
Introduction Deconstructing 'Normalizing' Concepts The 'Field': 'Lived Experiences' of Consensual 'SM' and 'Subjugated Knowledges' 'Sadomasochism' - A Social Construction and its Use Challenging Claims of a Non-violent Modernity Consensual 'SM' as a Spiritual Practice and the Experience of 'Transcendence' Alternative Readings of Consensual 'SM' Bibliography