Date of Completion
2017
Document Type
Honors College Thesis
Department
Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
Thesis Type
Honors College
First Advisor
Paul Deslandes
Keywords
BDSM, feminism, history, consent, discourse
Abstract
This thesis examines three phenomena: the rise of the BDSM community, the discourse around consent between BDSM practitioners and feminists, and how those discourses have changed over time. I outline a history of the BDSM community, examine how consent has been talked about and implemented over time in both BDSM and feminist communities, and how the publication of the erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey changed the way both feminists and BDSM practitioners talk about consent.
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Recommended Citation
Meltsner, Amanda, "Histories of Consent: Consent Culture and Community in Feminism and BDSM" (2017). UVM Honors College Senior Theses. 203.
https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/hcoltheses/203