Sexological Cultural Suggestions • Essays

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Here is a selection, picked from the recommendations of our team, of the best essay collections with a sexological kick for you (re)discover.

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Adolescences lesbiennes : De l'invisibilité à la reconnaissance (2017)

Author
Christelle Lebreton

Publisher
Les Éditions du remue-ménage

Language
French

Themes
Homosexuality/Adolescence

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Les retranchées : échecs et ravissements de la famille, en milieu de course (2019)

Author
Fanny Britt

Publisher
Atelier 10

Language
French

Themes
Maternity/Feminism/Parenthood

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La crise de la masculinité : autopsie d'un mythe tenace (2018)

Author
Francis Dupuis-Déri

Publisher
Les Éditions du remue-ménage

Language
French

Themes
Masculinity/Feminism/Gender identity

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Corps accord : guide de la sexualité positive (2019)

Author
La CORPS féministe

Publisher
Les Éditions du remue-ménage

Language
French

Themes
Sexual health/Feminism/Sexual pleasure

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Our cultural critique [➦]
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Les règles, quelle aventure! (2019)

Authors
Élise Thiébaut and Mirion Malle

Publisher
Les Éditions du remue-ménage

Language
French

Themes
Menstruations/Puberty/Women/Adolescence

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Travail invisible : portraits d’une lutte féministe inachevée (2018)

Authors
Camille Robert and Louise Toupin

Publisher
Les Éditions du remue-ménage

Language
French

Themes
Feminism/Mental load/Inequality

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Les Luttes fécondes (2017)

Author
Catherine Dorion

Publisher
Atelier 10

Language
French

Themes
Feminism/Polyamory

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Men Explain Things to Me (2014)

Author
Rebecca Solnit

Publisher
Haymarket Books

Language
English

Themes
Feminism/Mansplaining

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The Ethical Slut (2017)

Author
Janet W. Hardy and Dossie Easton

Publisher
Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale

Language
Anglais

Themes
Polyamory/Sexual pleasure

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Closer: Notes from the Orgasmic Frontier of Female Sexuality (2016)

Author
Sarah Barmak

Publisher
Coach House Books

Language
English

Themes
Sexual health/Feminism/Sexual pleasure

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Sexuality in Muslim Contexts: Restrictions and Resistance (2012)

Author
Anissa Hélie and Homa Hoodfar (ed.)

Publisher
Zed Books

Language
English

Themes
Islam/Bodies/Sexuality/Feminism

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Familles LGBT : le guide (2015)

Author
Mona Greenbaum (dir.)

Publisher
Les Éditions du remue-ménage

Language
French

Themes
LGBTQ+/Family/Parenthood

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Folles frues fortes (2019)

Author
Collectif

Publisher
Tête première

Language
French

Themes
Feminism/Sexuality/Termination of pregnancy

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Hétéro, l'école? (2019)

Author
Gabrielle Richard

Publisher
Les Éditions du remue-ménage

Language
French

Themes
Sex education/Hetenormativity/Sexual and gender diversity

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King Kong Theory (2010)

Author
Virginie Despentes

Publisher
Feminist Press

Language
English (translated from French by Stéphanie Benson)

Themes
Women/Lesbianism/Homosexuality/Sex Work/Sexual Violence

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Queer zones : la trilogie (2019)

Author
Sam Bourcier et Paul B. Préciado

Publisher
Amsterdam

Language
Français

Themes
Queer/Sexuality/Sexual and Gender Diversity/Heteronormativity

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Who Cooked the Last Supper: The Women's History of the World (2001, VO 1988)

Author
Rosalind Miles

Publisher
Broadway Books

Language
English

Themes
Feminism/Gender/Female Writing/Gender Roles

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More Than Two: A Practical Guide to Ethical Polyamory (2014)

Author
Franklin Veaux and Eve Rickert

Publisher
Thorntree Press

Language
English

Theme
Polyamory

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Sex Before Marriage: Guidance for Young Adults (1969)

Author
Eleanor Hamilton

Publisher
Meredith Press

Language
English

Theme
History of Sex

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Living a Feminist Life (2017)

Author
Sara Ahmed

Publisher
Duke University Press

Language
English

Themes
Feminism/Queer/Manifesto

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Je serai un territoire fier et tu déposeras tes meubles (2015)

Author
Steve Gagnon

Publisher
Atelier 10

Language
French

Themes
Toxic Masculinity

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Wow, No Thank You (2020)

Author
Samantha Irby

Publisher
Vintage

Language
English

Themes
Queer/Gender identity/Sexuality/Heteronormativity

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Sex and the Citadel: Intimate Life in a Changing Arab World (2013)

Author
Shereen El Feki

Publisher
Doubleday Canada

Language
English

Themes
Female sexuality/Romantic Relationships/Feminism/Maternity/Egypt

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Witches, Sluts, Feminists (2017

Author
Kristen J. Sollée

Publisher
ThreeL Media

Language
English

Themes
Sex History/Feminism/Witchcraft

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Evolution's Rainbow (2004)

Author
Joan Roughgarden

Publisher
University of California Press

Language
English

Themes
Sexual Orientation/Biology/Evolution

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Feminism: Issues and Arguments (2003)

Author
Jennifer Mather Saul

Publisher
Oxford University Press

Language
English

Themes
Feminism/Sexual Harrasment/Pornography/Reproductive Rights

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Lectures du genre (2002)

Author
Isabelle Boisclair (dir.)

Publisher
Les Éditions du remue-ménage

Language
French

Themes
Erotica/Female Writing/Women's Sexuality

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Queer Monologues: Stories of LGBT Youth (2013)

Author
Sandy Newton (ed.)

Publisher
For the Love of Learning

Language
English

Themes
LGBTQ+/Stories/Youth/Coming-out

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Sex Friends : Comment (bien) rater sa vie amoureuse à l'ère numérique (2019)

Author
Richard Mèmeteau

Publisher
Zones

Language
French

Themes
Love Relationships/Sexualities/Sexual Ecosysteml/Homosexuality

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La déliaison amoureuse : de la fusion romantique au désir d'indépendance (2019)

Author
Serge Chaumier

Publisher
Payot

Language
French

Themes
Couple/Exclusivity/Non-monogamy

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L'amour fissionnel (2004)

Author
Serge Chaumier

Publisher
Fayard

Language
French

Themes
Non-monogamies/Sociology

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Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability (2007)

Authors
Miriam Kaufman, Cory Silverberg and Fran Odette

Publisher
Cleis Press

Language
Anglais

Themes
Sexuality/Handicap

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Life Isn't Binary (2019)

Authors
Alex Iantaffi and Meg-John Barker

Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Language
English

Themes
Non-binary Identities and Sexualities/Inclusiveness

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Les couilles sur la table (2019)

Author
Victoire Tuaillon

Publisher
Binge Audio

Language
French

Themes
Masculinity/Feminism

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PoMoSexuals: Challenging Assumptions About Gender and Sexuality (1997)

Authors
Carol Queen and Lawrence Schimel

Publisher
Cleis Press

Language
English

Themes
Post-modern Sexuality/LGBTQ +/Non-binary Identities/Queer

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Bliss Club: Sex Tips for Creative Lovers (2020)

Author
Jüne Plã

Publisher
Marabout

Language
English, French

Themes
Sexuality/Inclusion/Guide/Tips/Orgasm

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The Wonder Down Under: The Insider's Guide to the Anatomy, Biology, and Reality of the Vagina (2018)

Authors
Nina Brochmann and Ellen Stokken Dahl

Publisher
Actes Sud

Language
English, French

Themes
Feminine Sexual Organ/Clitoris/Hormones/Contraception

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La charge sexuelle (2020)

Authors
Clémentine Gallot and Caroline Michel

Publisher
FIRST

Language
French

Themes
Sexuality/Desire/Pleasure/Contraception/STBBI/Mental Load

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Intimités et sexualités contemporaines (2020)

Authors
Chiara Piazzesi, Martin blais, Julie Lavigne and Catherine Lavoie Mongrain (ed.)

Publisher
Les Presses de l'Université de Montréal (PUM)

Language
French

Themes
Sexuality/Intimacy/Love/Relationships

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T'as pensé à...? Guide d'autodéfense sur la charge mentale (2020)

Author
Coline Charpentier

Publisher
Le livre de poche

Language
French

Themes
Mental Load/Feminism

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