Orgasmic Bodies

Hannah Frith teaches critical psychology at the University of Brighton, UK. Her research examines interrelationships between identity, embodiment and sexuality, including negotiating sexual refusals, clothed identities, a changed appearance, the mediation of dying, and makeover television. She co-edited Critical bodies: Representations, identities and practices of weight and body management (Palgrave Macmillan).

1. What Is An Orgasm... And Why Does It Matter?
2. The Orgasmic Imperative
3. Complicated Women, Straightforward Men
4. Coming Together: The Timing Of Orgasm
5. Orgasmic Labour: Training The Body For Orgasmic Success
6. Performing Orgasm: Blurring The 'Real' And The 'Fake'
7. Embodying Orgasmic Sensation
8. The Climax: Conclusions And Reflections
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