{"product_id":"grey-sex-heterosexuality-and-everyday-domination-paperback-softback-9781509558889","title":"Grey Sex; Heterosexuality and Everyday Domination (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509558889","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGrey Sex\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHeterosexuality and Everyday Domination\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlexandra Kogl (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509558889, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 November 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e208 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 13.7 x 1.8 cm, 0.272 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“Alexandra Kogl lays bare the insidious workings of gendered domination within everyday heterosexual relations, unpacking its complicated and confusing dynamics and highlighting the often overlooked harms.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicola Gavey, University of Auckland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In this brilliant book, Kogl uses women’s all-too-ordinary sexual experiences to understand grey sex as ‘everyday heterosexual domination.’ Insisting on the importance of the ‘grey,’ she makes a case for collective feminist liberation beyond simplistic ideas of ‘sex positivity.’”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTanya Serisier, Birkbeck, University of London\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eGrey Sex\u003c\/i\u003e is a hugely impressive piece of work. Fine-grained, patient, and meticulous, it holds our concepts around sex to an exacting inquiry while simultaneously being capacious and sensitive to women's own troubling and painful experiences of sex. Kogl follows through in productive ways on a key question she poses, namely: \"what kind of power is both so invisible and so effective that, without physical threat, it disrupts our ability to produce lucid thought, let alone resist?\" I found \u003ci\u003eGrey Sex\u003c\/i\u003e hugely helpful and clarifying.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatherine Angel, Queen Mary University of London\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrey sex is saying “yes” but thinking “no.” It’s feeling invisible, like you’re not even in the room. It’s wondering afterwards, “is that really what I wanted?” or “did I just let that happen?”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMany people have sexual experiences that fall into a grey area between assault and “normal” sex. Looking at heterosexuality and everyday domination, this book shows that, in doing so, we are neither simply victims nor failing to assert ourselves. We are caught in relations of gendered power that may be hard to name or that may, in a world filled with violence, not seem worth mentioning. Tempting as it is to blame individuals for grey sexual experiences, Kogl argues that we can’t make sense of the power at work if we remain stuck in self-blame or point the finger at perpetrators. The personal is still political: the most intimate activities are both shaped by and shapers of unjust sexual hierarchies. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrey Sex\u003c\/i\u003e walks us through the shadowy places between good and bad sex. With compelling insight into power relations that shape ambiguous sexual experiences and our sense of freedom, it is a valuable read for people interested in sexual intimacy and relationships, gender-based violence, and inequality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: What Is Grey Sex?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.  Power Without Structure\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2.  Grey Sex and Domination\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3.  Easier Than Saying No\u003cbr\u003e                   \u003cbr\u003e4.  Frances’ Earrings, or the Agency of Response\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5.  Stories That Would Make Her Feel Real\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6. The Straight Women Are Not OK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Society \u0026amp; culture: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; culture: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20culture:%20general%20%5BJF%5D%22\"\u003eJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52472087314712,"sku":"9781509558889","price":15.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509558889.jpg?v=1785716689","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/grey-sex-heterosexuality-and-everyday-domination-paperback-softback-9781509558889","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}