Consent: Gender, Power and Subjectivity

This book explores the concept of consent in various contexts, challenging simplistic and binary definitions and examining how it is enacted and re-enacted in different settings and across time. It covers topics such as consent in digital and online interactions, education, legal settings, and sexual situations, and will appeal to students and scholars interested in issues of consent from social sciences, gender theory, feminist studies, law, psychology, public health, and sexuality studies.

Format: Hardback
Length: 324 pages
Publication date: 30 November 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive book delves into the multifaceted concept of consent, exploring its various interpretations and applications across different contexts. While a general consensus exists that consent is a dynamic and fluid concept, legal and social efforts to define it often resort to simplistic, narrow, and binary interpretations, treating consent as a singular occurrence that takes place at a specific moment in time.

In order to unravel the complexities of consent, this book examines its manifestations and re-enactments in diverse settings, including online spaces, and across different periods of time. It sheds light on the prevailing misconceptions surrounding consent, highlighting the confusion among the public, as well as among academics and professionals, regarding its true essence and the extent to which individuals internalize and operationalize their own notions of consent in their daily lives.

The book addresses a range of topics related to consent, including:

Consent in digital and online interactions: Examining how consent is enacted and re-enacted in the digital realm, considering the unique challenges and complexities posed by technology and social media.

Consent in education: Exploring the role of consent in educational settings, including the importance of teaching students about healthy relationships, boundaries, and consent.

Consent in legal settings: Analyzing the legal boundaries of consent, including the legal definitions of consent, the legal implications of non-consent, and the legal protections available to victims of sexual assault.

Consent in sexual situations: Discussing the complexities of consent in sexual encounters, including sex under the influence of substances, BDSM, and kinky sex.

This book is designed to appeal to students and scholars interested in exploring issues of consent from a wide range of social sciences, including gender theory, feminist studies, law, psychology, public health, and sexuality studies. By examining consent from multiple perspectives, this book provides a valuable contribution to our understanding of this critical topic and its implications for our society.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032415758