Safewording! Kinkphobia and gender normativity in Fifty Shades of Grey

Psychology and Sexuality

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 92-102

  Downing, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BDSM; E.L. James; feminism; Fifty Shades of Grey; kinkphobia; normativity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871300782     PISSN: 19419899     EISSN: 19419902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19419899.2012.740067     Document Type: Article

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