The Kintsugi Art of Care
Unraveling Consent in Ethical Non-Monogamies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2392019 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Beatrice Gusmano (0000-0003-1645-1044, University of Coimbra, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 661-679 |
| Publication date | 2019-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Research Online (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1360-7804 • E-ISSN: 1360-7804 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1360780418816103 |
| OpenAlex | W2904743857 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 18 |
Making a contribution to the sociology of intimacy, this article aims to present how lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, and queer people live their ethical non-monogamous relationships in Italy. Giving great space to the concept of consent through the literature on the ethics of care, I will refer to different conceptualizations of critical consent given by feminist and BDSM communities, spaces in which ethics is based on unveiling power structures through the focus on consent. In fact, the centrality of the collective dimension in embracing ethical non-monogamies appears fundamental, challenging the self-help - and neoliberal - literature according to which polyamory is just a personal choice. Afterwards, I will deepen the concept of care, developing it through its means of communication, attentiveness, responsibility, and responsiveness within relationships. Presented this way, care recognizes us all as interdependent: at the same time, care-givers and care-receivers. I suggest that this interdependency is symbolized by the kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with a mix of golden powder, a representation of the manifold matrix of care, composed of care-giving, care-receiving, and care for oneself
Ethics of care · Interdependence · Lesbian · Political science · Queer · Social science · Sociology · Transgender · Transsexual · Gender Studies · Law · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
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Writing differently
Aber eifersüchtig bin ich gar nicht.“
Stories Told Together
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Queer BDSM Intimacies
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Poly Economics—Capitalism, Class, and Polyamory
Polyamorous Families, Same-Sex Marriage, and the Slippery Slope
Agreements, rules and agentic fidelity in polyamorous relationships
Love's Refraction
Qualitative Research Interviewing
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Coming out Through an Intersectional Perspective
Social Work
Rethinking Professional Practice
In a different voice
A New Model of Social Class? Findings from the BBC's Great British Class Survey Experiment
Cultures of Intimacy and Care beyond 'the Family
Beyond Gender Difference to a Theory of Care
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |