Dominatrix (Paperback)

Our lives are full of small tensions, our closest relationships full of struggle: between woman and man, artist and customer, purist and commercialist, professional and client - and between the dominant and the submissive. In "Dominatrix", Danielle J. Lindemann draws on extensive fieldwork and interviews with professional dominatrices in New York City and San Francisco to offer a sophisticated portrait of these unusual specialists, their work, and their clients. Prior research on sex work has focused primarily on prostitutes and most studies of BDSM absorb prodomme/client relationships without exploring the professional aspect that makes them unique. Lindemann satisfies our curiosity about these paid encounters, shining a light on one of the most secretive and least understood of personal relationships and unthreading a heretofore unexamined patch of our social tapestry. Upending the idea that these erotic laborers engage in simple exchanges and revealing the therapeutic and analytic nature of their work, Lindemann makes a major contribution to cultural studies, sociology, and queer studies with her analysis of how gender, power, sexuality, and hierarchy shape all of our social experiences.

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2012
First published:	October 2012
Authors:	Danielle J. Lindemann
Dimensions:	231 x 154 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-48258-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > Sexual relations
LSN:	0-226-48258-8
Barcode:	9780226482583

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