Sex, violence, and the body
Subtitle: the erotics of wounding
By: [edited by] Vivien Burr, Jeff Hearn.
Contributors: Burr, Vivien.; Hearn, Jeff, 1947-
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Springer
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9780230549340
Subjects: Sadomasochism; Wounds and injuries -- Erotic aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introducing the erotics of wounding : sex, violence and the body / Jeff Hearn and Viv Burr; title: Body modification as self-mutilation by proxy / Sheila Jeffreys; title: Breast augmentation surgery : carving the flesh as female / Taina Kinnunen; title: Physical bruises, emotional scars, and love-bites : women's experiences of men's violence / Michelle Jones and Jeff Hearn; title: Harming or healing? : the meanings of wounding amongst sadomasochists who also self-injure / Ani Ritchie; title: Making the moves : masculinities, bodies, risk, and death in the extreme sport of rock-climbing / Victoria Robinson; title: Transformations of pain : erotic encounters with Crash / Anthony McCosker; title: Tortured heroes : the story of ouch fan fiction and sadomasochism / Jenny Alexander; title: "Oh Spike, you're covered in sexy wounds!" : the erotic significance of wounding and torture in Buffy the Vampire Slayer / Viv Burr; title: Spectacular pain : masculinity, masochism and men in the movies / Tim Edwards; title: Cut pieces : self-mutilation in body art / Ulla Angkjær Jørgensen; title: The loathsome, the rough type, and the monster : the violence and wounding of media texts on rape / Mona Livholts.