Companion to Sexuality Studies

An inclusive and accessible resource on the interdisciplinary study of gender and sexuality

Companion to Sexuality Studies explores the significant theories, concepts, themes, events, and debates of the interdisciplinary study of sexuality in a broad range of cultural, social, and political contexts. Bringing together essays by an international team of experts from diverse academic backgrounds, this comprehensive volume provides original insights and fresh perspectives on the history and institutional regulatory processes that socially construct sex and sexuality and examines the movements for social justice that advance sexual citizenship and reproductive rights.

Detailed yet accessible chapters explore the intersection of sexuality studies and fields such as science, health, psychology, economics, environmental studies, and social movements over different periods of time and in different social and national contexts. Divided into five parts, the Companion first discusses the theoretical and methodological diversity of sexuality studies.Subsequent chapters address the fields of health, science and psychology, religion, education and the economy. They also include attention to sexuality as constructed in popular culture, as well as global activism, sexual citizenship, policy, and law. An essential overview and an important addition to scholarship in the field, this book:

• Draws on international, postcolonial, intersectional, and interdisciplinary insights from scholars working on sexuality studies around the world
• Provides a comprehensive overview of the field of sexuality studies
• Offers a diverse range of topics, themes, and perspectives from leading authorities
• Focuses on the study of sexuality from the late nineteenth century to the present
• Includes an overview of the history and academic institutionalization of sexuality studies

The Companion to Sexuality Studies is an indispensable resource for scholars, researchers, instructors, and students in gender, sexuality, and feminist studies, interdisciplinary programs in cultural studies, international studies, and human rights, as well as disciplines such as anthropology, psychology, history, education, human geography, political science, and sociology.

Nancy A. Naples is Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Connecticut, USA. Her publications include over fifty book chapters and journal articles in numerous interdisciplinary and sociological journals. To highlight a few of her works, Nancy Naples is Editor-in-Chief of the five-volume Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Gender and Sexuality Studies (2016) and she is author of Feminism and Method: Ethnography, Discourse Analysis, and Activist Research (2003) and Grassroots Warriors: Community Work, Activist Mothering and the War on Poverty (1998).

Editors vii

Notes on Contributors ix

Acknowledgments xv

Part I Introduction 1

1 The Diversity and Academic Institutionalization of Sexuality Studies 3
Nancy A. Naples

Part II Theoretical and Methodological Diversity 19

2 Sexology 21
Agnieszka Kościańska

3 Sexualities in Historical Comparative Perspective 40
Mathew Kuefler

4 Postcolonial Sexualities 61
Vrushali Patil and Jyoti Puri

5 Queer Theory 79
J. Michael Ryan

6 Queer Methodologies and Social Science 95
Stuti Das

7 Queer Pedagogies 122
Leigh Potvin

Part III Health, Science, and Psychology 141

8 Sexuality, Science, and Technology 143
Donna J. Drucker

9 Sexuality and Socialization 160
Leah R. Warner, Emily A. Leskinen, and Janelle Leyva

10 LGBTQ Reproduction and Parenting 179
Kate Luxion

Part IV Sexuality and Institutions 203

11 Sexuality and Religion 205
Kelsy Burke and Brandi Woodell

12 Sexuality Education 225
Louisa Allen

13 Sexuality, Employment, and Discrimination 242
Patti Giuffre and Courtney Caviness

14 Commodification of Intimacy and Sexuality 258
Julia Meszaros

Part V Popular Culture 279

15 Sexuality and Popular Culture 281
Diane Grossman

16 LGBT Literature 299
Julie Beaulieu

17 Queer Comics and LGBT in Comparative Perspective 318
Helis Sikk

Part VI Citizenship, Policy, and Law 335

18 Sexual Citizenship in Comparative Perspective 337
Carol Johnson and Vera Mackie

19 Sexuality and Migration 357
Shweta M. Adur

20 Sexuality and Criminal Justice 371
Sharon Hayes and Cristina Khan

21 Sexual Harassment Policy in the US and Comparative Perspective 389
Jennifer Ann Drobac

22 Sex Work and Sex Trafficking 409
Kamala Kempadoo and Elya M. Durisin

Part VII Human Rights and Social Justice Movements 427

23 Sexual Rights and Globalization 429
Shweta M. Adur

24 The Global LGBT Workplace Equality Movement 445
Apoorva Ghosh

25 Reproductive Justice 464
Michele Eggers-Barison and Crystal M. Hayes

Index 482

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