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Kinky Criticism: Bdsm Principles Applied To Literature, Maria J. Dominguez
Kinky Criticism: Bdsm Principles Applied To Literature, Maria J. Dominguez
University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
This thesis proposes a new school of literary analysis: Kinky Criticism. This critical theory will examine the presence in literature of themes related to BDSM, an acronym referring to bondage/discipline, domination/submission, and sadism/masochism. My purpose in examining this power exchange and sadomasochism in literature is threefold. Firstly, I aim to reveal the presence of kinky themes in not only a range of literary works, but also leave the reader aware of kink present in everyday human interactions. Secondly, through this application to literature, Kinky Criticism sheds new light on the techniques of characterization and adds complexity to the dynamics between …