Space, Place, and Sex - Lynda Johnston, Robyn Longhurst

Space, Place, and Sex

Geographies of Sexualities
Buch | Softcover
208 Seiten
2009
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-7425-5512-9 (ISBN)
53,60 inkl. MwSt
This accessible and engaging book explores the ways that "space, place, and sex" are inextricably linked from the micro to the macro level, from the individual 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. They show that bodies are defined and connected through media such as television, movies, ads, and the Internet, as well as through "real" places such as homes, churches, sports arenas, city streets, beaches, and wilderness. 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.

Lynda Johnston is associate professor in the Department of Geography, Tourism and Environmental Planning at the University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand. Robyn Longhurst is professor in the Department of Geography, Tourism, and Environmental Planning at the University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.

Introduction: Geography, Bodies, Sex, and Gender
Chapter 1: "The Geography Closest In": The Body
Chapter 2: At Home with Sex
Chapter 3: Communities: A Sense of Belonging
Chapter 4: "Sex and the City"
Chapter 5: Rural Erotics
Chapter 6: Nations and National Identity
Chapter 7: Global Intimacies
Conclusion

Erscheint lt. Verlag 16.11.2009
Reihe/Serie Why of Where
Verlagsort Lanham, MD
Sprache englisch
Maße 154 x 231 mm
Gewicht 320 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Sexualität / Partnerschaft
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Geografie / Kartografie
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 0-7425-5512-7 / 0742555127
ISBN-13 978-0-7425-5512-9 / 9780742555129
Zustand Neuware
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