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Beyond Mononormativity in the Sociology of Sexualities
Sat, August 8, 10:00 to 11:30am, TBASession Submission Type: Paper Session (90 minute)
Description
Gayle Rubin reminds us that society only venerates a narrow kind of sex (e.g. that which is monogamous) and relegates all other kinds to the marginalized “outer limits.” Increasingly, scholars are documenting the creativity and diversity present in the “outer limits.” This session highlights scholarship that explores the diverse and creative ways in which people engage in sex and relationships beyond monogamous exclusivity. We welcome papers that engage with relationship structures and sexual practices that challenge conventional monogamous norms, including but not limited to asexual, consensually non-monogamous, kinky, polyamorous, and polygamous arrangements.
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Individual Presentations
Aromanticism Beyond Asexuality: A Call for Aromanticism Studies - Hannah Tessler, University of Michigan; Canton Winer, Northern Illinois University
“Better Than Vanilla”: BDSM Practitioners’ Perceived Sexual and Relationship Superiority - Alicia M. Walker, Missouri State University; Arielle Kuperberg, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Marriage and Beyond: Dyadic Negotiations of Consensual Non-Monogamy Among Bi+ Adults in the United States - Katie Mueller, The Ohio State University; Asya Saydam, University of Texas-Austin
Rethinking Intimacy Beyond Sex: Nonsexual Partnerships in Contemporary China - Xi Cao, Columbia University
The Monogamous Imaginary: How CNM Practitioners Challenge and Enforce the Operating Logics of Monogamy - Kiki Higgins, University of Cincinnati