Erratum: How to bring your kids up sadomasochist: Intimate-partner violence and the Twilight phenomenon

Abstract

Critics, bloggers, and others have expressed concern that the extremely popular Twilight series of vampire romance novels and films presents a romanticized portrait of intimate-partner violence. In this field note, I argue that a sex-positive response to the issues raised by these works might involve not just educating their core audience of teenage girls about the dangers of abuse, but also appreciating the appeal of fantasies of submission. ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]; Copyright of Psychoanalysis, Culture & Society is the property of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)