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Book review: Women, sexuality, and the political power of pleasure

Megan O’Branski

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"Women, Sexuality, and the Political Power of Pleasure. "Susie Jolly, Andrea Cornwall and Kate Hawkins (eds.). Zed Books. June 2013. --- This collection explores the ways in which positive, pleasure-focused approaches to sexuality can empower women, with examples of activism, advocacy and programming which use pleasure as a starting point. Covering topics such as gender and development, disability and sex, and human rights and relationships, Women, Sexuality, and the Political Power of Pleasure is a fresh and fascinating engagement with sex, sexuality, and politics, writes Megan O’Branski.

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"Women, Sexuality, and the Political Power of Pleasure. "Susie Jolly, Andrea Cornwall and Kate Hawkins (eds.). Zed Books. June 2013. --- This collection explores the ways in which positive, pleasure-focused approaches to sexuality can empower women, with examples of activism, advocacy and programming which use pleasure as a starting point. Covering topics such as gender and development, disability and sex, and human rights and relationships, Women, Sexuality, and the Political Power of Pleasure is a fresh and fascinating engagement with sex, sexuality, and politics, writes Megan O’Branski.

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"Women, Sexuality, and the Political Power of Pleasure. "Susie Jolly, Andrea Cornwall and Kate Hawkins (eds.). Zed Books. June 2013. --- This collection explores the ways in which positive, pleasure-focused approaches to sexuality can empower women, with examples of activism, advocacy and programming which use pleasure as a starting point. Covering topics such as gender and development, disability and sex, and human rights and relationships, Women, Sexuality, and the Political Power of Pleasure is a fresh and fascinating engagement with sex, sexuality, and politics, writes Megan O’Branski.

Key concepts: Pleasure, Human sexuality, Politics, Power (physics), Gender studies, Sociology, Political science, Psychology

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