More and more, those who identify as asexual are "coming out," joining up, and forging a common identity. Distinct from celibacy, which refers to sexual abstinence by choice where sexual attraction and desire may still be present, asexuality is experienced by those having a lack or sexual attraction or a lack of sexual desire. However, there is also recent evidence that the label "asexual" may be used in a broader way than merely as "a lack of sexual attraction." People who say they have sexual attraction to others, but indicate little or no desire for sexual activity are also self-identifying as asexual. Some consider "asexuality" as a fourth category of sexual orientation, distinct from heterosexuality, homosexuality, or bisexuality. Thus, asexual individuals do not find (and perhaps never have) others sexually appealing.
Including units addressing theories of asexual orientation the politics of asexuality asexuality in media culture masculinity and asexuality health, disability, and medicalization and asexual literary theory, Asexualities will be of interest to scholars and students in sexuality, gender, sociology, cultural studies, disability studies, and media culture.Īsexuality can be defined as an enduring lack of sexual attraction. It also aims to reshape the directions of feminist and queer studies, and to radically alter popular conceptions of sex and desire. As the first book-length collection of critical essays ever produced on the topic of asexuality, this book serves as a foundational text in a growing field of study. Going beyond a call for acceptance of asexuality as a legitimate and valid sexual orientation, the authors offer a critical examination of many of the most fundamental ways in which we categorize and index sexualities, desires, bodies, and practices.
Asexualities provides a critical reevaluation of even the most radical queer theorizations of sexuality. Together, these essays challenge the ways in which we imagine gender and sexuality in relation to desire and sexual practice. In this multidisciplinary volume, the authors expand this definition of asexuality to account for the complexities of gender, race, disability, and medical discourse.
Asexuality is predominantly understood as an orientation describing people who do not experience sexual attraction. What is so radical about not having sex? To answer this question, this collection of essays explores the feminist and queer politics of asexuality.
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