The Sexual Citizen

The notion of citizenship, with its balancing of rights and responsibilities, has become a dominant way of articulating sexual politics today. In <i>The Sexual Citizen</i>, David Bell and Jon Binnie critically explore the notion of sexual citizenship as a way to think through the ever-changing political, legal, social and cultural landscapes of sexuality. <p><br /> The book examines sexual citizenship in a number of key sites of contemporary sexual politics (the market, marriage, the military, the city, the family) and focuses on a number of key theoretical debates on sexuality in relation to consumption, space and globalization. Critiquing existing theories of sexuality and citizenship, and drawing on a wide range of theoretical perspectives, <i>The Sexual Citizen</i> addresses both the promises and limitations of using the discourses of citizenship in the context of contemporary sexual politics.</p> <p><br /> <i>The Sexual Citizen</i> will be of interest to students and academics in lesbian and gay studies, politics, legal studies, sociology, cultural studies and geography</p>