
Metasex - The Discourse of Intimacy and Transgression
John Benjamins Publishing Co
Published on 17. September 2020
Book
Hardback
132 pages
978-90-272-0761-6 (ISBN)
Description
This study focuses on the language around sexuality and discourses about sex, labeled by the authors as metasex, from a broad crosslinguistic perspective. Unlike many existing studies on sexting that predominantly take into account the linguistic practices of teenagers often located in the Global North, this book offers a more holistic approach by discussing Southern concepts of body parts, their conceptualization and mediatization ("dick pics"), the interconnectedness of food and sex and its sensualization ("foodporn") as well as processes of social cohesion around sex, sociability and conviviality ("bonding"). Based on an anthropological linguistic perspective, the authors analyze metasex practices from Nigeria, DR Congo, Uganda, the Mediterranean, and numerous other contexts. Africanist Agnes Bruehwiler's afterword on sex (talk) in Tanzania rounds off the various fresh insights this study offers.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Weight
410 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-272-0761-6 (9789027207616)
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Storch Anne Storch
Metasex - The Discourse of Intimacy and Transgression
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