Safe, Sane, and Consensual: Contemporary Perspectives on Sadomasochism

Psychological and medical perspectives on sadomasochism have historically been concerned with understanding it as a form of psychopathology. In the past (but still often today) studies of S/M have been concerned with extreme and most often non-consensual acts. However, more recently there has been growing interest in exploring the meaning of S/M in non-pathological ways. This book directly addresses this development, presenting some of the most recent cutting edge work on S/M by leading international scholars who all seek to understand rather than pathologise. This includes the latest thinking on theory and practice, academic-community pieces, as well as the presentation of new empirical findings across the range of identities and practices that constitute S/M.

• Author
• Darren Langdridge, Meg Barker, Robin Bauer, Camelia Gupta, Alessandra Iantaffi, Dossie Easton, William A. Henkin, Richard A. Sprott, Robert V. Bienvenu II, Sophia, Grant Denkinson, Alize, Kathy Sisson, Rachel Green, Charles Moser, Peggy J. Kleinplatz, Matthew Weait, Andrea Beckmann, Lisa Downing, Megan R. Yost, Eric Chaline

• Format
• hardcover

• Pages
• 310

• Publisher
• Palgrave Macmillan

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 978-0-230-51774-5

• EAN
• 9780230517745

• Genres
• sexuality, bdsm, psychology, queer

• Release date
• 2007