Pleasure and Power: a reading list
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On Wednesday 13th May it's time to take a deep dive into feminist history as we meet Shere Hite— whose notorious work revolutionized how we think about sex, marriage, and the female orgasm.
Historian of global feminism Rosa Campbell will be with us to guide us through the life, work, controversies and oppression surrounding a forgotten but leading figure of second-wave feminism.
Gearing up for the event, we headed for the shelves to gather up some stand-out books tackling the relationship between sex, pleasure and power, ending up with a stack that includes recent classics on sex work as well as gems on sex and disability.
Enjoy!
This event is a collaboration with Let's Change The Act, You can find out more about the campaign against outdated abortion laws at the drinks reception following the event!
Linked Books
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- The Book That Taught the World to Orgasm and Then Disappeared - Shere Hite and the Hite Report
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- Rosa Campbell
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- Second Skin : Inside the Worlds of Fetish, Kink and Deviant Desire
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- Anastasiia Fedorova
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- Trans Pleasure
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- Andrew, Robinson, Brand
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- How to Have Feminist Sex : A Fairly Graphic Guide
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- Perry, Flo
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- Mistress Ethics : On the Virtues of Sexual Kindness
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- Brooks, Victoria (University of Westminster, UK)
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- Rough : How violence has found its way into the bedroom and what we can do about it
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- Thompson, Rachel
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- She Wants It : Desire, Power, and Toppling the Patriarchy
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- Soloway, Jill
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- Queer Sex : A TRANS and Non-Binary Guide to Intimacy, Pleasure and Relationships
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- Roche, Juno
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- Sexual Revolution : Modern Fascism and the Feminist Fightback
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- Penny, Laurie
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- Revolting Prostitutes : The Fight for Sex Workers' Rights
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- Mac, Juno, Smith, Molly
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- Sounds Fake But Okay : An Asexual and Aromantic Perspective on Love, Relationships, Sex, and Pretty Much Anything Else
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- Sarah Costello, Kayla Kaszyca
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- Dream Lovers : The Gamification of Relationships
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- Bown, Alfie
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- Grey Sex : Heterosexuality and Everyday Domination
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- Kogl, Alexandra
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- Behind Closed Doors : Sex Education Transformed
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- Fiennes, Natalie
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- Notes From A Queer Cripple : How to Cultivate Queer Disabled Joy (and Be Hot While Doing It!)
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- Gurza, Andrew
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- Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again : Women and Desire in the Age of Consent
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- Angel, Katherine