Essays about: "sadomasochism"

Found 4 essays containing the word sadomasochism.

  1. 1. The Discourse of Violence, Persecution of Sexual Culture and Criminal Convictions of Sadomasochism

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender

    Author : Suet Fung Tsang; [2021]
    Keywords : politics of sexual consent; sexual culture and norms; sadomasochism; critical discourse analysis; sexual rights and implementation of social justice; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : How sexual consent is evidence and operationalised in criminal courts affect not only sexual rights but also the implementation of social justice. While sexual consent is regarded as a protocol of agreement in vernacular practices, the legal definition is seemingly more complicated than a mutual agreement. READ MORE

  3. 2. Seduction at the Boundary of Horror : The limits of bodily autonomy in sexuality

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Lara Szabowski; [2020]
    Keywords : Foucault; Content Analysis; Sadomasochism; Bodily Autonomy; Transgression;

    Abstract : The thesis discusses the topic of bodily autonomy as a Human Rights related matter in connection to sexuality, specifically BDSM. In the realm of BDSM concerns regarding bodily autonomy, bodily integrity, perversion, physical and mental health can be found. READ MORE

  4. 3. Bloody Penny Picture Pose : A comparative study on the representation of sexuality and violence within the aesthetics of Victorian Gothic horror

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Modevetenskap

    Author : Julia Bornlöf; [2019]
    Keywords : Victorian; Gothic; horror; female sexuality; feminism; agency; sadomasochism; gender; visual culture; sexual history.;

    Abstract : There is an ongoing fascination with the Victorian era as well as the genre of horror, and the characters originating from the first 18th century Gothic tales still appear in our Western popular culture today. The Victorian Gothic novels contain elements of romanticism and violence which often results in strong undertones of heated sexuality. READ MORE

  5. 4. Sadomasochism and compliance in the Twilight Saga : Female Submission and the Romance of Being Loved to Death

    University essay from Sektionen för humaniora (HUM)

    Author : Emma Agnell; [2013]
    Keywords : Twilight; feminism; psychoanalytic criticism; literature studies; sadomasochism; postfeminism; post-feminism;

    Abstract : This essay examines the sadomasochistic relationship between the main characters of the Twilight Saga from a psychoanalytic perspective, and looks at the family and gender roles in the Saga from a post-feministic view. Aspects also considered are the portrayal of female sexuality as something dangerous and negative, recreational sex as something perverted, and the pro-marriage and anti-abortion propaganda in the last two novels. READ MORE