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Barker, Meg
(2013).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1363460713508881
Abstract
Whilst the Fifty Shades trilogy has increased public awareness of BDSM (bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, and sadomasochism), the understandings of consent depicted in the novels remain reflective of those prevalent in wider heteronormative culture. Responsibility for consenting is located within the individual (woman) and consent relates to sex rather than to the relationship as a whole. This contrasts with understandings of consent currently emerging on the BDSM blogosphere where the locus of responsibility is shifting from individuals to communities, and the concept is opening up to encompass awareness of intersecting social power dynamics and interactions beyond the sexual arena.
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- Item ORO ID
- 36696
- Item Type
- Journal Item
- ISSN
- 1461-7382
- Extra Information
- Special Issue: Reading the Fifty Shades ‘phenomenon’
- Keywords
- abuse; BDSM; consent; Fifty Shades; gender; kink; power
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Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Psychology and Counselling > Psychology
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Psychology and Counselling
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- © 2013 The Authors
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- Meg-John Barker