In The Soft City, the ethnographer Terry Williams ventures deep into the underground world of sex in New York. The book explores different aspects of the "perverse space" of the city: porn theaters, sex shops, peep shows, restroom cruising, sadomasochism clubs, swingers' events, and many more.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction
1. Soft City Encounters
2. Topless and Bottomless Bars
3. Gender Play
4. Peep Shows
5. Escorts and Clients
6. Smell, Touch, and Participation
7. Sadomasochism and Bondage
8. Orgies and Swinger Events
9. Lesbian and Gay Spaces
10. The Future of the Soft City
Acknowledgments
Appendix: Methodological Ethics
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index