Steven Angelides Livres

Continued public outcries over such issues as young models in sexually suggestive ads and intimate relationships between teachers and students speak to one of the most controversial fears of our time: the entanglement of children and sexuality. In this book, Steven Angelides confronts that fear, exploring how emotional vocabularies of anxiety, shame, and even contempt not only dominate discussions of youth sexuality but also allow adults to avoid acknowledging the sexual agency of young people. Introducing case studies and trends from Australia, the United Kingdom, and North America, he challenges assumptions on a variety of topics, including sex education, age-of-consent laws, and sexting. Angelides contends that an unwillingness to recognize children’s sexual agency results not in the protection of young people but in their marginalization.

Exploring the historical marginalization of bisexuality, Steven Angelides examines the skepticism surrounding it in sexology and its late emergence as a political identity. He argues that bisexuality has often been positioned as the "structural other" to sexual identity, challenging traditional views on heterosexuality and homosexuality. By analyzing various frameworks, including psychoanalysis and queer theory, the book invites a re-evaluation of contemporary sexual theory and politics, positioning itself as a pivotal contribution to ongoing debates about sexuality.