Pleasure Reading: A Review of Ummni Khan, Vicarious Kinks: S/M in the Socio-Legal Imaginary

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Dana Phillips

York University, Osgoode Hall Law School

Date Written: September 2015

Abstract

To write a book in support of sadomasochism (s/m) is a risky under- taking for a legal academic. To succeed, she must establish scholarly credibility for a cause that has been either ignored or treated with suspicion by most of her colleagues, all the while staying true to the prioritization of sensual pleasure at s/m’s heart. Canadian law and sexuality scholar Ummni Khan rises brilliantly to the challenge in her recently released monograph, Vicarious Kinks: S/M in the Socio-Legal Imaginary.

Keywords: law and sexuality, sadomasochism, book review

Suggested Citation

Phillips, Dana, Pleasure Reading: A Review of Ummni Khan, Vicarious Kinks: S/M in the Socio-Legal Imaginary (September 2015). McGill Law Journal, Vol. 61, No. 1, 2015, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2986386

Dana Phillips (Contact Author)

York University, Osgoode Hall Law School ( email )

North York, Ontario
Canada

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