Sex and Leisure: Promiscuous Perspectives

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This book uses the emerging and cutting-edge area of leisure research to highlight the importance of sexuality and sexual activity and its relevance to leisure studies. It brings to the fore some complex issues associated with this topic using a range of substantive, epistemological, theoretical and methodological approaches. Drawing on international scholarship, the book examines sexuality from multiple, and at times, competing directions, exploring the continuum of sex from work through to carnal pleasure, and across specific sexual practices including BDSM, pornography, stripping, and sex work. Drawing on critical, feminist, queer, and post theoretical perspectives, the book charts a new direction for leisure studies and sex research, including diverse understandings of leisure practice, sex positivity, fringe and deviant sex practices. Critically, the book moves beyond merely establishing sex as a leisure pursuit to focusing on the compelling and complex intersections between sexuality and leisure. This is fascinating reading for any student or researcher with an interest in leisure, sexuality, gender, cultural studies or sociology. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents List of Contributors Acknowledgements Let’s talk about sex: Promiscuous perspectives on sex and leisure Historical and disciplinary roots I: critical sexuality studies Historical and disciplinary roots II: leisure studies Barriers Overview Note References Chapter 1 Reflexivity and ethical considerations in investigating the links between sex and leisure Context and overview of sex as/in leisure research Historical and disciplinary roots of reflexivity Tensions and challenges in reflexive sex as/in leisure research Seeing things differently for reflexive sex as/in leisure research Charting the future for reflexive sex as/in leisure research Unfinished business for reflexive sex as/in leisure research Further reading References Chapter 2 Playing with danger: Encouraging research on BDSM as a form of leisure via reflection and confession Context and overview Historical and disciplinary roots Tensions and challenges Seeing things differently Charting the future Unfinished business Further reading References Chapter 3 Some memoirs of a male stripper1: An autoethnography of hegemonic masculinity and heteronormativity Context & overview Historical and disciplinary roots Tensions and challenges Seeing things differently Charting the future Unfinished business Notes Further reading References Chapter 4 Sex, power, and controlling bodies: Incels and pickup artists Context and overview Historical and disciplinary roots Digital leisure practices Leisure community Sex and leisure Tensions or challenges Seeing things differently Charting the future Unfinished business Notes Further reading References Chapter 5 “Making myself more desirable”: Digital self-(re)presentation on geo-social networking apps for men seeking men Introduction Context and overview Historical and disciplinary roots Tensions and challenges Seeing things differently Charting the future Notes Further reading References Chapter 6 A porn of one’s own: Feminist complexities with women’s consumption of online sexually explicit materials Context and overview Historical and disciplinary roots Tensions and challenges Seeing things differently Charting the future Unfinished business Note Further reading References Chapter 7 Kinky people need kinky events: Kinkster events and kink/BDSM products in hospitality and tourism Context and overview Historical and disciplinary roots: what is BDSM and where did it come from? Tensions or challenges: kink events and possibilities Seeing things differently: potential for commercial purposes Charting the future: BDSM and beyond Notes Further reading References Chapter 8 Somewhere under the rainbow: Drag at the Showbar Context and overview Historical and disciplinary roots Challenges and tensions Seeing things differently Charting the future Unfinished business Notes Further reading References Chapter 9 Sex-on-wheels: The leisure sexscape of scooter-ladies Context and overview Historical and disciplinary roots Tensions and challenges Seeing things differently Charting the future Unfinished business Notes Further reading References In bed with a stranger: Doing research toward a risky, reflexive, and promiscuous leisure studies Future directions Getting in bed with promiscuous leisure research Notes References Index