Introducing sadomasochism -- Situating sadomasochism / Darren Langdridge and Meg Barker -- The cultural formation of S/M : history and analysis / Kathy Sisson -- Themes of SM expression / Charles Moser and Peggy J. Kleinplatz -- Is SM pathological? / Peggy J. Kleinplatz and Charles Moser -- Sadomasochism and the law / Matthew Weait -- Theorising pain and injury -- Speaking the unspeakable : S/M and the eroticisation of pain / Darren Langdridge -- The 'bodily practices' of consensual 'SM', spirituality and 'transcendence' / Andrea Beckmann -- Beyond safety : erotic asphyxiation and the limits of SM discourse / Lisa Downing -- Empirical research -- Sexual fantasies of S/M practitioners : the impact of gender and S/M role on fantasy content / Megan R. Yost -- On becoming a gay SMer : a sexual scripting perspective / Eric Chaline -- Playgrounds and new territories : the potential of BDSM practices to queer genders / Robin Bauer -- Therapeutic perspectives -- The power of play : the potentials and pitfalls in healing narratives of BDSM / Meg Barker, Camelia Gupta and Alessandra Iantaffi -- Shadow play : S/M journeys to our selves / Dossie Easton -- Some beneficial aspects of exploring personas and role play in the BDSM context / William A. Henkin -- Bridging the academic/activist divide -- CARAS : an initiative to link alternative sexuality communities and academic researchers / Richard A. Sprott and Robert V. Bienvenu II -- Turning the world upside down : developing a tool for training about SM / Meg Barker -- Who is in charge in an SM scene? / Sophia -- SM and sexual freedom : a life history / Grant Denkinson -- Experiences of a pro-domme / Mlle Alize -- Total power exchange in a modern family : a personal perspective / Rachel Green.
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