๐๐ข๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ presents an author talk & Signing with ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐ค๐ฅ๐.Join us as ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐ค๐ฅ๐ signs and discusees their latest book, ๐บ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐ "๐๐๐" with host Harry Ainscough.
Admission is free.
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Philosopher Quill R Kukla questions traditional notions of consent in this honest, humanistic reimagining of what it means to have pleasurable, ethical, and respectful sex.
Every discussion of sexual ethics revolves around consent, but is this notion enough to help us understand good sex? How does the dominance of consent help or prevent us from negotiating the complexities of intimacy and pleasure?
Georgetown professor Quill R Kukla argues that the idea that consent is the gatekeeper between the realms of good and bad sex does not give us the tools we need to navigate pleasure and intimacy. They claim that traditional discussions of consent make no room for the reality that we can have good sex even though we may get drunk or high, or become forgetful with age, or be limited by social pressures and power relationships
Kukla explores the ambiguous realms in which sexual agency requires much more than the ability to just say โyesโ or โnoโ to sex. They confront moments of discomfort: How does consent work for people with dementia, a condition that is also associated with increased libido? Or in sex work, where sexual contracts challenge our traditional conceptions of ethical sex? How can we express our agency when exploring new kinks, where our hesitations and ambivalence are part of the thrill? Or even in everyday sexโwhere partners inevitably differ in enthusiasm, power dynamics, and experience?
Combining rigorous research and universal lessons that apply both in and out of the bedroom, Kukla approaches the concepts of sexual agency, sexual pleasure, and consent with unapologetic verve. Challenging readers to think beyond reductive concepts of consent, gender, and freedom, Sex Beyond โYesโ reframes the communication and social support we need to establish sexual relationships founded on genuine respect, open discourse, and unhindered joy.
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Quill R Kukla lives in Washington, DC, and Berlin. They are Professor of Philosophy and Disability Studies at Georgetown University, and the Editor-in-Chief of the Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal. They are also an amateur competitive boxer and powerlifter, the parent of a young adult, and the devoted caretaker of a corgi and two cats. This is their fourth book.
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Harry Ainscough is a PhD candidate in philosophy and gender studies. He works on trans and queer philosophy, and is especially interested in trans care and livability.
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