Space, Place, and Sex - Geographies of Sexualities

Informationen zum Autor By Lynda Johnston and Robyn Longhurst Klappentext This accessible and engaging book provides a critical geography of sex and sexuality from the body to the globe. Drawing on queer, feminist, gender, social, and cultural studies, Lynda Johnston and Robyn Longhurst highlight the complex nature of sex and sexuality and how they are connected to both virtual and physical spaces and places. Their aim is to enrich our understanding of sexual identities and practices-whether they be lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, asexual, queer, or heterosexual. Drawing on a diverse array of historical and contemporary examples, the authors argue convincingly that sexual politics permeate all places and spaces at every level of geographical scale. Thus, they illustrate, sexuality affects the way people live in and interact with space and place, as space and place in turn affect people's sexuality. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Geography, Bodies, Sex, and GenderChapter 1: "The Geography Closest In": The BodyChapter 2: At Home with SexChapter 3: Communities: A Sense of BelongingChapter 4: "Sex and the City"Chapter 5: Rural EroticsChapter 6: Nations and National IdentityChapter 7: Global IntimaciesConclusion

Product details

• Authors: L Johnston, Lynda Johnston, Johnston Lynda, R Longhurst, Robyn Longhurst, Longhurst Robyn
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 16.11.2009
• EAN: 9780742555129
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-5512-9
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 228 mm x 11 mm
• Series: Why of Where; Why of Where
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Sociology: sexual relations, Sex and sexuality, social aspects, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Sexuality