Playing on the Edge

In this insightful audiobook, ethnographer Staci Newmahr explores the social world of a public, pansexual SM community through four years of immersive research. Blending firsthand experiences with community members’ stories, she offers a detailed look at sadomasochism as a gendered form of risk-taking and boundary negotiation. Playing on the Edge examines how SM intersects with concepts of violence, eroticism, and intimacy, challenging common assumptions and deepening our understanding of these complex experiences.