Introduction to the special issue: Reading the <i>Fifty Shades</i> ‘phenomenon’

Deller, Ruth A.; Harman, Sarah; Jones, Bethan

doi:10.1177/1363460713508899

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“…There is a growing body of literature on sadomasochism and fetishism in the social sciences that I will not be able to engage with here; see Weinberg (2006) for an extensive review. Practices now often referred to as BDSM have become more visible in the mainstream since the Fifty Shades series (Deller, Harman & Jones, 2013) and thus more accepted as a way of 'spicing up' one's sex life. Still, from my informants' points of view, BDSM is not reducible to the practice of 'kinky sex'.…”

Section: Bdsm As Perversion Alternative Sexuality or Lifestylementioning

confidence: 99%

Rape in the Nordic Countries

Heinskou¹,

Skilbrei²,

Stefansen³

2019

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Section: Bdsm As Perversion Alternative Sexuality or Lifestylementioning

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Rape in the Nordic Countries

Heinskou¹,

Skilbrei²,

Stefansen³

2019

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“…On another front, the performatic activism of the internationally disseminated Slut Walk movement enacts ways of representing female bodies that are inspired by queer and feminist theories. In this context, commercial phenomena such as Fifty Shades (James, 2012a, 2012b, 2012c) become pertinent and perhaps urgent objects for research, whether the focus is the ‘texts’ themselves, readers’ responses to them or the broader public debates on sexuality that they have instigated (Deller and Jones, 2013). A special number of the journal Sexualities entitled Reading the Fifty Shades ‘Phenomenon’ exemplifies this.…”

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The sociology of the body

Adelman

Ruggi

2016

Current Sociology

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Although classical sociology was not always oblivious or indifferent to the embodied dimensions of social relations, contemporary sociology has developed new perspectives and frameworks for understanding the body as a social and cultural construct and fundamental element in material and symbolic processes of power and conviviality. What do contemporary sociological approaches contribute to our understanding of corporeality and embodiment? What kind of changes does this represent in relation to classical perspectives? How do different theoretical approaches connect to contemporary interests and empirical research? The present article attempts to answer these questions, looking at the development and diversification of sociological approaches to the body, from Elias and Bourdieu to contemporary feminist, Foucauldian post-structuralism and queer theories. The authors highlight current research that is intersectional, international and path-breaking. They also pay particular attention to connections between the social, cultural and the political, as expressed in and through bodies, and point to the unresolved nature of the relationship between narrative, discourse and the materiality of the body.

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“…This work (James 2011(James , 2012a is an erotic novel that has been heralded as a way of sexual liberating, erotic, and perverted expression (Bonomi et al 2013) and describes a relationship of BDSM (Bondage/Discipline, Dominance/Submission, and Sadism/Masochism), involving a mega-millionaire, Christian Grey, and a female college student, Anastasia Steele (Bonomi et al 2013). This series (James 2011(James , 2012a has brought BDSM into the center of debate, in ways that no other media product has done before (Deller et al 2013). By doing so, Fifty Shades portrays a heteronormative concept of sexual consent, where the male character initiates the sexual roleplay, and the female character decides whether such activity will take place (Barker 2013).…”

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“Fifty Shades” and Reported Sexual Consent: A Study with Female College Students

Carvalho

Freitas

Rosa

2019

Sexuality & Culture

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Exposure to Fifty Shades has been associated with different sexual outcomes in women. In this study, we were particularly interested in understanding if exposure to Fifty Shades, and women's relationship status, was related to different levels of sexual consent in college women: internal consent (feelings when women consent to sex) and external consent (overt behaviors and verbal communication when they consent to sex). Five hundred and forty female college students, aged between 18 and 25 years, were enrolled in an online survey assessing visual exposure and reading of Fifty Shades, levels of satisfaction with the exposure/reading, and sexual consent. Findings revealed that respondents in the double exposure condition (exposure to the film and books) reported more cues of physical activation and readiness when they consent to sex, as compared with participants in the no exposure condition. Furthermore, respondents enrolled in a relationship reported more safety and comfort, as well as more arousal and readiness than single participants. Findings should be interpreted with caution given their cross-sectional nature.

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Introduction to the special issue: Reading the Fifty Shades ‘phenomenon’

Cited by 47 publications

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Rape in the Nordic Countries

Rape in the Nordic Countries

The sociology of the body

“Fifty Shades” and Reported Sexual Consent: A Study with Female College Students

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