Ace : what asexuality reveals about desire, society, and the meaning of sex / Angela Chen.
Publisher: Boston : Beacon Press, [2020]Description: xi, 210 pages ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 080701379X
- 9780807013793
- 306.7/62 23
- HQ21 .C456 2020
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NMC Library | Stacks | HQ21 .C456 2020 | 1 | Checked out | 04/07/2025 | 33039001497220 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-202) and index.
Self. Prologue ; Arriving at asexuality ; Explanation Via Negativa ; Compulsory sexuality and (male) asexual existence -- Variations on a theme. Just let me liberate you ; Whitewashed ; In sickness and in health -- Others. Romance, reconsidered ; The good-enough reason ; Playing with others ; Anna ; Where are we going, where have we been?
"Ace" delves into the lives of those who identify using the little-known sexual orientation of asexuality and shows what all of us can learn--about desire, identity, culture, and relationships--when we use an asexual lens to see the world"-- Provided by publisher.