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Superfreaks : Kink, Pleasure, and the Pursuit of Happiness by Arielle Greenberg (2023, Hardcover)

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Superfreaks : Kink, Pleasure, and the Pursuit of Happiness by Arielle Greenberg (2023, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherBeacon Press

ISBN-100807020214

ISBN-139780807020210

eBay Product ID (ePID)16058357668

Product Key Features

Book TitleSuperfreaks : Kink, Pleasure, and the Pursuit of Happiness

Number of Pages280 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicLove & Romance, Reference, Sexual Instruction, Human Sexuality (See Also Social Science / Human Sexuality)

Publication Year2023

GenreFamily & Relationships, Self-Help, Psychology

AuthorArielle Greenberg

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight20.2 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2023-013936

Reviews"Infused with good humor, extensive research, and great taste in music, this is an experienced pervert's refreshing guide to enjoying perverted adventures. Poet and professor Greenberg has created an approachable, friendly guide to kink culture in contemporary life. I predict it will help a lot of people feel less alone in this world." --Tina Horn, host and producer of Why Are People Into That?! podcast "As cerebral as it is titillating, Greenberg's Superfreaks leaves no stone unturned in this deep dive into the history, language, politics, iconography, and rituals of kink and fetish." --Tristan Taormino, editor of The Ultimate Guide to Kink, "Infused with good humor, extensive research, and great taste in music, this is an experienced pervert's refreshing guide to enjoying perverted adventures. Poet and professor Greenberg has created an approachable, friendly guide to kink culture in contemporary life. I predict it will help a lot of people feel less alone in this world." --Tina Horn, host and producer of Why Are People Into That?! podcast "As cerebral as it is titillating, Greenberg's Superfreaks leaves no stone unturned in this deep dive into the history, language, politics, iconography, and rituals of kink and fetish." --Tristan Taormino, editor of The Ultimate Guide to Kink "Knowledgeable, nonjudgmental, and playful, Superfreaks is your guide to the universes that lie beyond conventional sex. Seldom will you find a volume more responsible in its approach that is still great fun to read." --Janet W. Hardy, coauthor of The Ethical Slut, "Infused with good humor, extensive research, and great taste in music, this is an experienced pervert's refreshing guide to enjoying perverted adventures. Poet and professor Greenberg has created an approachable, friendly guide to kink culture in contemporary life. I predict it will help a lot of people feel less alone in this world." --Tina Horn, host and producer of Why Are People Into That?! podcast, "Knowledgeable, nonjudgmental, and playful, Superfreaks is your guide to the universes that lie beyond conventional sex. Seldom will you find a volume more responsible in its approach that is still great fun to read." --Janet W. Hardy, coauthor of The Ethical Slut "As cerebral as it is titillating, Greenberg's Superfreaks leaves no stone unturned in this deep dive into the history, language, politics, iconography, and rituals of kink and fetish." --Tristan Taormino, editor of The Ultimate Guide to Kink "Infused with good humor, extensive research, and great taste in music, this is an experienced pervert's refreshing guide to enjoying perverted adventures. Poet and professor Greenberg has created an approachable, friendly guide to kink culture in contemporary life. I predict it will help a lot of people feel less alone in this world." --Tina Horn, host and producer of Why Are People Into That?! podcast

Table Of ContentINTRODUCTION She's a Very Kinky Girl: Why I Wrote This Book CHAPTER 1 Let's Talk About Sex, Baby: The Ins and Outs of Erotic Desire CHAPTER 2 Take a Walk on the Wild Side: A Primer on Kink, BDSM, and Fetishes CHAPTER 3 Heaven Help Me for the Way I Am: Taboos as the Heart of Kink CHAPTER 4 Chains and Whips Excite Me: On Sadomasochism CHAPTER 5 Let's Play Master and Servant: On Dominance and Submission CHAPTER 6 She's Got Legs: On Fetishes CHAPTER 7 I Will Be Your Father Figure: On Role Play CHAPTER 8 Caught Up in You: On the Kinks of Attention and Neglect CHAPTER 9 Super Freaky: Kink History and Icons CHAPTER 10 Thank U 4 a Funky Time: Forging Your Path and Community APPENDIX We're Going Down to Alphabet Street: An A-to-Z of Kinky Stuff Acknowledgments Works Cited Index

SynopsisA deliciously subversive and endlessly informative celebration of "kinky f*ckery," as told by a lifelong student of kink and fetishism Neither a how-to guide to getting it on nor a collection of sensational erotica, Superfreaks is instead an empathetic journey into the widely misunderstood world of kink. Lifelong practitioner and student of "kinky f*ckery" Arielle Greenberg draws on her study and teaching of BDSM and fetishism to introduce kink's history and trailblazing kinksters like Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Mollena Williams-Haas, and Tom of Finland explain the science behind sexual fetishes delve into the psychology behind power exchange parse the politics of sexual deviance Superfreaks is an accessible, interactive. and raunchy experience that invites the reader to engage their kinky curiosity. Written with folks of all genders and sexual orientations in mind, the book features resources like quizzes readers can take with their partners to help assess sexual compatibility sidebars with lists of kinky representation in literature, film, music, and more an A-to-Z glossary of kinky gear, from collars and floggers to zentai suits and beyond Superfreaks challenges and dismantles longstanding myths about kink perpetuated by pop culture phenomena like Fifty Shades of Grey and 365 Days . In doing so, Greenberg names the systemic marginalization kinky people experience and argues that we must build a society that accepts and celebrates sexual diversity of all kinds. The book also affirms the importance of consent and not "yucking someone's yum"--key concepts inherent to the practice of kink that are essential building blocks for safer, more inclusive sex., A deliciously subversive and endlessly informative celebration of "kinky f*ckery," as told by a lifelong student of kink and fetishism Neither a how-to guide to getting it on nor a collection of sensational erotica, Superfreaks is instead an empathetic journey into the widely misunderstood world of kink. Lifelong practitioner and student of "kinky f*ckery" Arielle Greenberg draws on her study and teaching of BDSM and fetishism to introduce kink's history and trailblazing kinksters like Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Mollena Williams-Haas, and Tom of Finland explain the science behind sexual fetishes delve into the psychology behind power exchange parse the politics of sexual deviance Superfreaks is an accessible, interactive. and raunchy experience that invites the reader to engage their kinky curiosity. Written with folks of all genders and sexual orientations in mind, the book features resources like quizzes readers can take with their partners to help assess sexual compatibility sidebars with lists of kinky representation in literature, film, music, and more an A-to-Z glossary of kinky gear, from collars and floggers to zentai suits and beyond Superfreaks challenges and dismantles longstanding myths about kink perpetuated by pop culture phenomena like Fifty Shades of Grey and 365 Days . In doing so, Greenberg names the systemic marginalization kinky people experience and argues that we must build a society that accepts and celebrates sexual diversity of all kinds. The book also affirms the importance of consent and not "yucking someone's yum"-key concepts inherent to the practice of kink that are essential building blocks for safer, more inclusive sex.

LC Classification NumberHQ79.G69 2023