Space, Place, and Sex

Geographies of Sexualities

Lynda Johnston, Robyn Longhurst (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

208 Seiten

2009
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-7425-5511-2 (ISBN)

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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	161 x 241 mm
Gewicht	433 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-7425-5511-9 / 0742555119
ISBN-13	978-0-7425-5511-2 / 9780742555112
Zustand	Neuware