Books by Ken Plummer

How are we to live with the wide varieties of sexuality and gender found across the rapidly changing global order? Whilst some countries have legislated in favour of same-sex marriage and the United Nations makes declarations about gender and sexual equality, many countries across the world employ punitive responses to such differences.

Explores the rites of a sexual story-telling culture. Taking three major examples - rape stories, coming-out stories and recovery stories - this book examines the nature of these newly emerging narratives and the socio-historical conditions which have given rise to them.