Conclusion: Toward an Understanding of Erotics
Donald L. Donham
Chapter from the book: Donham, D. 2018. The Erotics of History: An Atlantic African Example.
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Chapter from the book: Donham, D. 2018. The Erotics of History: An Atlantic African Example.
This chapter concludes the book with a theoretical meditation on the implications of this study. It is argued that a turn toward erotics and fetishes rather than sexuality allows analysis of sexual practice without necessitating homogeneity, helps to avoid teleological accounts of sexuality in terms of a progressive narrative, and offers a way to understand the transmission of specific fetishes through various forms of media, be it photography, film, or the internet.
Donham, D. 2018. Conclusion: Toward an Understanding of Erotics. In: Donham, D, The Erotics of History. California: University of California Press. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1525/luminos.45.j
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Published on March 9, 2018