Acts of Pleasure
How do this week’s readings prompt us to expand how we discuss and imagine pleasure for ourselves and others? how do race and positionality impact who can participate in acts of pleasure in public and in private?· what relationship does pleasure —from participating in sexual acts, viewing pornography or other sexualized media, etc. —have with issues of labor, racialization, and/or gender? how can we further engage in “minding our own business” as it relates to the public and private exploration of sexual pleasure of gendered and sexual minorities? include specific examples from at least two of this week’s readings. make sure to properly cite the readings to receive full credit. citations should look like this: (Garcia 61) or (Garcia 2012: 61), for example. if you are paraphrasing a very general idea in the reading, you do not need to include a page number. however, direct quotes always require citations, and paraphrases of very specific ideas should have citations as well. (paraphrases can be harder to know when to cite, so being extra cautious may help take off some of the stress.)
