LEADER 03843nam 22005775 450 001 9910644260303321 005 20251009102730.0 010 $a9783031140501$b(electronic bk.) 010 $z9783031140495 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-14050-1 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7176375 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7176375 035 $a(CKB)25997727100041 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-14050-1 035 $a(EXLCZ)9925997727100041 100 $a20230111d2022 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSex Clubs $eRecreational Sex, Fantasies and Cultures of Desire /$fby Chris Haywood 205 $a1st ed. 2022. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2022. 215 $a1 online resource (213 pages) 311 08$aPrint version: Haywood, Chris Sex Clubs Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2023 9783031140495 327 $a1. Welcome to the Erotic Oasis -- 2. Secret Sex Clubs -- 3. Cultures of Desire: Erotic Hierarchies and Affective Atmospheres -- 4. ?Greedy Girls?: Women and the Insatiable Abject -- 5. Sex Clubs, Dark Rooms and Post-Masculinity Erotics -- 6. ?You Lot Are So Hot?: Race, Black Men and Commodity Fantasies -- 7. Erotic Outlaws: Tactile Looks, Women Desiring Women and Transgender Bodies -- 8. Conclusion. . 330 $aThis book explores the hidden world of sex clubs. These are not strip clubs, lap dancing clubs, or brothels; these are clubs that men and women visit to have no strings attached sex. Each year sex clubs, traditionally called swingers clubs, are visited by over one million people in the UK. Using social and cultural theory, the author explores the cultures of desire through themes such as erotic hierarchies, atmospheres and power, women and sexual fantasies, men, masculinity and non-consent, hypersexualized black bodies, heterosexuality and queer heteroeroticism and trans desires. From cuckolding to group sex, bareback sex to intergenerational sex, partner swapping and threesomes to BDSM and fetish nights, sex clubs host a diverse range of sexual encounters that are part of a growing trend of recreational sex. Despite there being over 40 clubs in the UK alone, we continue to know very little about who is visiting the club, why they go there and what people do. This book?drawing upon ethnographies, interviews and large-scale quantitative data?is one of the first in the field to systematically collect and critically interrogate sex clubs and their erotic encounters. This will not only be the first sustained social and cultural analysis of sex clubs themselves, but it also aims to lure the reader into the club through discussions of ethnographic encounters, enabling them to experience the unique dynamics of sex clubs and their cultures of desire. Chris Haywood is a Reader in Critical Masculinity Studies at Newcastle University, UK. His work focuses on exploring gender and sexuality and the limits of identity. His previous work includes Men, Masculinity and Contemporary Dating (Palgrave) and co-author on The Conundrum of Masculinity (Routledge). 606 $aSex 606 $aQueer theory 606 $aMen 606 $aSexuality Studies 606 $aQueer Studies 606 $aGender Studies 606 $aMens' Studies 615 0$aSex. 615 0$aQueer theory. 615 0$aMen. 615 14$aSexuality Studies. 615 24$aQueer Studies. 615 24$aGender Studies. 615 24$aMens' Studies. 676 $a306.70941 676 $a306.70941 700 $aHaywood$b Chris$0863827 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9910644260303321 996 $aSex Clubs$93271816 997 $aUNINA