Cooper, Davina (2007) “Well, you go there to get off” Visiting Feminist Care Ethics through a Women’s Bathhouse. Feminist Theory, 8 (3). pp. 243-262. ISSN 1464-7001. (doi:10.1177/1464700107082364) (Access to this publication is currently restricted. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:1543)
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1464700107082364 |
Abstract
This paper examines normative feminist care scholarship through the lens of a sexual bathhouse. At first glance, a space dedicated to casual sexual pleasure seems at odds with care ethics. Drawing on Toronto Women’s Bathhouse (TWB) as a case study, this paper argues that bathhouse spaces can exemplify feminist care norms. At the same time, as a casual sexual space oriented towards personal autonomy, carefree conduct, and self-care, TWB also challenges certain feminist care assumptions. Drawing on these challenges, in the light of wider problems with normative care theorizing, particularly the sanitization and idealization of personal relationships, the paper seeks to revision care along non-normative lines.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1177/1464700107082364 |
Uncontrolled keywords: | bathhouse, care, feminist ethics, lesbian, sex |
Subjects: | K Law |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > Kent Law School |
Depositing User: | A. Davies |
Date Deposited: | 19 Dec 2007 19:01 UTC |
Last Modified: | 16 Nov 2021 09:40 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/1543 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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