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Fraught Intimacies: Non/Monogamy in the Public Sphere (Sexuality Studies) (Paperback)

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Adultery scandals involving politicians. Dating websites for married women and men. News reports on raids of polygamous communities. It seems that non-monogamy is everywhere: in popular culture, in the news, and before the courts. In Fraught Intimacies, Nathan Rambukkana delves into how polygamy, adultery, and polyamory are represented in the public sphere. His intricate analysis reveals how some forms of non-monogamy are tacitly accepted, even glamourized, while others are vilified and reviled. By questioning what this says about intimacy, power, and privilege, this book offers an innovative framework for understanding the status of non-monogamy in Western society.

About the Author


Nathan Rambukkana is assistant professor in communication studies at Wilfrid Laurier University. He is the editor of the collection Hashtag Publics: The Power and Politics of Discursive Networks. He blogs at http: //complexsingularities.net.

Product Details
ISBN: 9780774828970
ISBN-10: 0774828978
Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
Publication Date: January 15th, 2016
Pages: 244
Language: English
Series: Sexuality Studies