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Dear SEX-ETHICS-POLITICS subscribers,
We hope you find these titles of interest.
Fashion,
Feminism, and the Sexual Revolution
Jo B. Paoletti
"Jo Paoletti's groundbreaking work reveals not how clothing styles reflect gender norms, but how they actually come to constitute those norms themselves. Whether the history of color coded baby clothes, as in her earlier work, or the
rise and fall of androgynous unisex clothing, Paoletti is one of our keenest and most perceptive cultural historians. In her skilled hands, the word "material" in "material culture" is not simply an adjective, but also an active verb." —Michael Kimmel, author
of Manhood in America
"With interest, energy, and a tinge of nostalgia, Paoletti explores the unsettling of gender roles and identity in the late 1960s and ’70s caused by the sexual revolution and the fight for equal rights through the popular but short-lived
trend in unisex clothing for men, women, and kids." —Publishers Weekly
"…a very provocative and timely book!" —Susan B. Kaiser, author of
The Social Psychology of Children
Notorious as much for its fashion as for its music, the 1960s and 1970s produced provocative fashion trends that reflected the rising wave of gender politics and the sexual revolution. In an era when gender stereotypes were questioned
and dismantled, and when the feminist and gay rights movements were gaining momentum and a voice, the fashion industry responded in kind. Designers from Paris to Hollywood imagined a future of equality and androgyny. The unisex movement affected all ages,
with adult fashions trickling down to school-aged children and clothing for infants. Between 1965 and 1975, girls and women began wearing pants to school; boys enjoyed a brief "peacock revolution," sporting bold colors and patterns; and legal battles were
fought over hair style and length. However, with the advent of Diane Von Furstenberg’s wrap dress and the launch of Victoria's Secret, by the mid-1980s, unisex styles were nearly completely abandoned. Jo B. Paoletti traces the trajectory of unisex fashion
against the backdrop of the popular issues of the day—from contraception access to girls' participation in sports. Combing mass-market catalogs, newspaper and magazine articles, cartoons, and trade publications for signs of the fashion debates, Paoletti provides
a multigenerational study of the "white space" between (or beyond) masculine and feminine.
Indiana University Press
February 2015 216pp 14 b&w illus., 3 tables 9780253015969 Hardback
£17.99 now only £14.39 when you quote CSL315USEX when you order.
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Changing
Ethical Perspectives in Biomedicine
Ellen K. Feder
"Linking the problems raised by treatment of the intersexed to problems that are endemic to the field of bioethics, Feder argues that, in seeing itself charged with the task of solving specific case problems, bioethics has abandoned
its philosophical mission of examining the ways that these case problems are framed and neglected its philosophical obligation to critique the context within which bioethics is asked to operate. A controversial and radical conclusion, yes, but one that is
skillfully defended." —Debra Bergoffen, author of Contesting the Politics of Genocidal Rape: Affirming the Dignity of the Vulnerable Body
"An important book for bioethics as well as theories of gender and sexuality. A gripping narrative with clarity of purpose and ease with major philosophical approaches to ethics and sexuality." —Cynthia Willett, Emory University
"Rich with cross-discipline potential, Feder’s engaging argument should provide a new approach for doctors and parents caring for children with atypical sex anatomy." —Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
"Feder's book is a welcome injection of new ideas into feminist scholarship on intersex, post-Consensus Statement era." —Women's Review of Books
Putting the ethical tools of philosophy to work, Ellen K. Feder seeks to clarify how we should understand "the problem" of intersex. Adults often report that medical interventions they underwent as children to "correct" atypical sex
anatomies caused them physical and psychological harm. Proposing a philosophical framework for the treatment of children with intersex conditions—one that acknowledges the intertwined identities of parents, children, and their doctors—Feder presents a persuasive
moral argument for collective responsibility to these children and their families.
Indiana University Press
April 2014 278pp 1 b&w illus 9780253012289 Paperback £19.99 now only £15.99 when you quote
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http://www.combinedacademic.co.uk/making-sense-of-intersex
Sex, Disability, and the Ethics of Engagement
Don Kulick Jens Rydström
"This is far and away the best book on disability and sexuality I have read for years. The authors provide a fascinating analysis of attitudes and practices in Denmark and Sweden, which has relevance to how we achieve sexual citizenship
for disabled people everywhere. It's a very welcome contribution to a very important debate"—
Tom Shakespeare, author of Disability Rights and Wrongs
"Conceptually deft and sophisticated, based on fascinating empirical research, but above all radiant with a clear-eyed and respectful humanity,
Loneliness and Its Opposite is a gem, a major contribution to disability studies and to thought about social justice."—
Martha C. Nussbaum, The University of Chicago
Few people these days would oppose making the public realm of space, social services and jobs accessible to women and men with disabilities. But what about access to the private realm of desire and sexuality? How can one also facilitate
access to that, in ways that respect the integrity of disabled adults, and also of those people who work with and care for them?
Loneliness and Its Opposite documents how two countries generally imagined to be progressive engage with these questions in very different ways. Denmark and Sweden are both liberal welfare states, but they diverge dramatically
when it comes to sexuality and disability. In Denmark, the erotic lives of people with disabilities are acknowledged and facilitated. In Sweden, they are denied and blocked. Why do these differences exist, and how do both facilitation and hindrance play out
in practice?
Loneliness and Its Opposite charts complex boundaries between private and public, love and sex, work and intimacy, and affection and abuse. It shows how providing disabled adults with access to sexual lives is not just crucial
for a life with dignity. It is an issue of fundamental social justice with far reaching consequences for everyone.
Duke University Press
February 2015 376pp 8 illustrations 9780822358336 Paperback
£18.99 now only £15.19 when you quote CSL315USEX when you order
http://www.combinedacademic.co.uk/loneliness-and-its-opposite
Amber Jamilla Musser
“Sensational Flesh explores the material aspects of power—how, in a Foucauldian sense, it is ‘felt’ in the body—unpacking the bodily, sensational dimensions of subjectivity. Comprehensive and exhaustive in scope, Musser leaves
no stone unturned in her consideration of ‘masochism’ in all its different formulations, and in the often-contradictory ways it has been deployed.”-Jean Walton,author of
Fair Sex, Savage Dreams: Race Psychoanalysis, Sexual Difference
In everyday language, masochism is usually understood as the desire to abdicate control in exchange for sensation—pleasure, pain, or a combination thereof. Yet at its core, masochism is a site where power, bodies, and society come together.
Sensational Flesh uses masochism as a lens to examine how power structures race, gender, and embodiment in different contexts.
Drawing on rich and varied sources—from 19th century sexology, psychoanalysis, and critical theory to literary texts and performance art—Amber Jamilla Musser employs masochism as a powerful diagnostic tool for probing relationships between
power and subjectivity. Engaging with a range of debates about lesbian S&M, racialization, femininity, and disability, as well as key texts such as Sacher-Masoch’s
Venus in Furs, Pauline Réage’s The Story of O, and Michel Foucault's
History of Sexuality, Musser renders legible the complex ways that masochism has been taken up by queer, feminist, and critical race theories. Furthering queer theory’s investment in affect and materiality, she proposes “sensation” as an analytical tool
for illustrating what it feels like to be embedded in structures of domination such as patriarchy, colonialism, and racism and what it means to embody femininity, blackness, and pain.
Sensational Flesh is ultimately about the ways in which difference is made material through race, gender, and sexuality and how that materiality is experienced.
New York University Press
September 2014 272pp 9781479832491 Paperback £16.99 now only £13.59 when you quote
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http://www.combinedacademic.co.uk/sensational-flesh
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