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) Thrilling, sharp, and deeply humane, philosopher amia srinivasan's the right to sex
How should we think about sex It is a thing we have and also a thing we do A supposedly private act laden with public meaning A personal preference shaped by outside forces 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.
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.
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