Desire is often thought to be an inherently private matter that exists within the confines of one's own mind.
Recent research has demonstrated that the body itself can serve as a site for...
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: How the body becomes a site of liberation and control in exploring desire and pleasure
Queer aesthetics is a concept that has been gaining momentum in recent years as an attempt to challenge traditional understandings of gender, sexuality, and identity. It seeks to subvert the dominant...
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: Tangerine explores queer aesthetics through nonbinary representation
Queer phenomenology is a philosophy that focuses on the experience of human consciousness, particularly related to gender and sexual identity. It emphasizes the importance of subjective experiences...
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: Redefining embodied experiences: how queer phenomenology challenges traditional binaries
The human body has been used as a site of resistance in many authoritarian contexts throughout history. In Nazi Germany, for example, Jewish prisoners were tattooed to identify them and mark their...
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: Reclaiming our bodies through defiant sexual expression from nazi tattoos to secret intimacies
Eroticism is often understood to be a purely physical and emotional expression of desire between individuals.
It can also serve as a means for the body to preserve memories of historical trauma,...
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: Erotic memories: how your body stores political memory and the effects on intimacy
The word "body" is often used to refer to a physical structure that houses the human mind and its consciousness. This definition implies an assumption about what it means to be alive.
This...
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: Erotic modifications of body challenging traditional identity politics
During times of political turmoil and unrest, bodies become sites of both physical and symbolic resistance against oppressive regimes. From hunger strikes to public protests, bodies are used to...
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: How your body can become a site of resistance, expression, and political defiance under authoritarian control
When people think about resisting authoritarian regimes, they typically imagine protests, political campaigns, and revolutionary movements.
There is another way that individuals can fight back...
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: How your body can become a tool for resistance: exploring erotic meanings of autonomous assertion
Intimacy is an essential part of human interaction and plays a vital role in building strong connections between people. It can be defined as the feeling of being physically close to another person,...
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: Intimacy: exploring its politics and importance in relationships
Historical and intergenerational traumas can have a profound impact on individuals' bodies, affecting their sexual patterns, emotional reactions, and relationships. When people experience trauma,...
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: Historical and intergenerational trauma: sexual impacts on body language and relationships explained