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BDSM and the Fifty Shades Phenomenon

What is it about?

This study compares discourses and practices surrounding BDSM with the way BDSM is represented in the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy. It shows that while, on the surface, the novels draw on the same symbolic forms as BDSM practitioners, the affective ethos is different.

Why is it important?

This study offers an original intervention into longstanding debates about the meaning of BDSM practices. It helps develop an understanding of an often stigmatized erotic minority. Methodologically, the study combines ethnography with close reading. Theoretically, the study offers insights toward an affective phenomenology of discourse.

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