Words, Freud once wrote, are magic. Nowhere have words been more
magical than in the writing of sexuality. Through words and
concepts we learn what is good or bad, pleasurable or painful,
significant and insignificant. The terms we use about sexuality do
not simply describe something out there. They help shape what
sexuality is.
The Languages of Sexuality offers concise and incisive essays on
key words and concepts which have played a significant role in
shaping our understanding of contemporary sexualities and
intimacies. Nearly a hundred essays illuminate the terms related to
sexuality in fresh, and often unexpected ways, with entries ranging
from ?abjection? and ?abortion? to ?transgender and ?Viagra?.
Written with clarity, insight and passion by an internationally
renowned theorist of sexuality, this book is not only an invaluable
handbook, but also a personal exploration of the fluid, shifting,
ever evolving meanings of sexual life as reflected and refracted
through words and concepts.
This book is an invaluable resource for both students and
researchers with interests relating to sexuality and intimate life,
gender studies, cultural studies, history and sociology. It will
also appeal to a wider audience interested in critical debates
about the nature and meanings of contemporary sexualities.
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