BDSM and Religionor: the power of a well-timed CfP For some projects, it seems like the stars align. Though I've always been interested in religious topics, I had never found a way to combine religion with my BDSM research in a productive way. I had read some interesting…
Fantastical BDSM"But how is it real?" If you ask me, one of the most interesting things BDSM theorists can concern themselves with is the fantasy-reality dichotomy. This problem is at the core of how BDSM participants communicate about their practices, and I have yet to see a satisfying…
BDSM and Affect Theory:"But how about feeling?" One of the most obvious and overlooked connections in BDSM studies, is the one with Affect Theory. This field's focus on relations of influence, power and emotion seems to overlap perfectly with the qualities of BDSM phenomena. However, you'd be hard-pressed…
VSSM Research As it is almost spring, let me tell you a story of an Easter egg. Once upon a time (about a month ago), I was reading a kink book. Yes, I know, it's surprising. Well, in that book, my eye fell on a footnote. And in…