Rachael Fielding
School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities
PhD student
Graduate Teaching Assistant )GTA)
Full contact details
School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities
45 Victoria Street
Sheffield
S3 7QB
- Profile
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Rae’s work focuses on Feminist philosophy and ideas surrounding whether or not we can consent to violent acts during sex. This includes assessing radical Feminist literature surrounding BDMS, ‘simulation’ and what kinds of things we can consent to. Her interest is in the cultural changes towards sex, with a focus on the increase of violent acts within mainstream pornography, and what younger generations now consider ‘vanilla’. She demonstrates a need for clarification on whether violent acts during sex can be morally permissible, as well as where the lines are drawn with regards to the extent of the violence of such acts, and what – if anything - distinguishes these types of acts from genuine impermissible violence.
- Qualifications
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1 st Class undergraduate degree in English Literature and Philosophy
Distinction level MA in Philosophy
- Research group
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Komarine Romdenh-Romluc
Chris Bennett
- Teaching activities
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Matters of Life and Death (Feb 2022)