Cover of Ace by Angela Chen
Hardcover 2020

Ace

What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex

A brilliant cultural and journalistic exploration of asexuality, split-attraction, compulsory sexuality, and the meaning of intimacy.

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Editorial View & What It Contributes

Angela Chen’s Ace is a groundbreaking work of cultural reporting and intersectional analysis that examines the asexual spectrum to challenge allonormativity (compulsory sexuality). Chen demonstrates how understanding asexuality illuminates fundamental questions of consent, societal pressure, romance, friendship, and bodily autonomy for individuals of all sexual orientations.

Bibliographic Details

Publisher
Beacon Press
Edition
First Edition
ISBN-13
9780807013793
ISBN-10
080701379X
Format & Pages
Hardcover · 224 pages
Available Formats
Paperback, Hardcover, Ebook, Audiobook
Language
EN

Topics & Classifications

Asexuality Consent Cultural criticism LGBTQIA+

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