Praise for the right to sex ‘each essay in the right to sex is a masterpiece on its own [srinivasan’s] voice is at once patient and rigorous, demanding and sympathetic Our age of hot takes and hard opinions is undeserving of her intellectual. In her new book, philosopher amia srinivasan explores the politics and ethics of sex and to whom it is owed Her writing will draw you in and teach you something.” —hannah millington, the independent (“5 new books to read this week”) A philosophical exploration of sex and power by amia srinivasan, a professor of social and political theory at oxford
She challenges the dominant framework of consent and explores the complexities of sex in relation to gender, class, race and capitalism. Amia srinivasan’s brilliant essays urge us to think more fully about sex, as a personal experience with social implications. Searching, trenchant and extraordinarily original, the right to sex is a landmark examination of the politics and ethics of sex in this world, animated by the hope of a different one. The title “right to sex” rather asks whether there is a right to sex By laying out in the essays how this supposed “right” and “sexual desire” are deeply implicated in violence while being consistently shaped and regulated by the patriarchy, state, capitalism, class and race, srinivasan takes an unambivalent position that there is. The right to sex the right to sex was published in 2021 in the uk / commonwealth by bloomsbury and by farrar, straus & giroux in the us
What would it take to end the political, social, sexual, economic, psychological, and physical subordination of women What would it take for sex to be free These are fundamental, thorny questions They are, according to amia srinivasan, the questions that lead. Buy the right to sex by amia srinivasan from waterstones today Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over £25.
I entirely agree with rebecca solnit that women, despite what some men seem to think, ‘have the right to decide’ who gets to have sex with them, and that being denied sex by a woman isn’t a violation of any man’s rights But my point is that this axiom. About the book in her provocative and insightful book, *the right to sex She delves into the multifaceted nature of sexual experiences—examining how they intersect with issues of power, gender, race, and class Thrilling, sharp, and deeply humane, philosopher amia srinivasan's the right to sex Right to sex,” and responds to some of the reactions to an earlier version of the work when it was first published in the london review of books.1 the common thread across the book is srinivasan’s attempt to complicate the framing of issues that, she implies, are often oversimplified in public discourse.
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