Bisexuality and non-monogamy

contesting heteronormative monosexuality

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https://doi.org/10.9771/peri.v1i21.58700

Abstract

Starting from the constructions about bisexuality, regarding how this sexual and/or romantic orientation is often associated with values and behaviors seen as negative, especially its link with promiscuity, excessive sexual practices and infidelity, in this paper, we seek to develop, from a theoretical perspective, and in a preliminary way, an articulation between monosexuality and monogamy, both acting as a regulatory norm for relationships and affections in contemporary times. To this end, we opted for qualitative and exploratory research carried out through the framework of critical theory and gender studies. At the end of the theoretical elaboration path, we note the centrality of a monosexist and monogamous structure that is strengthened through morality and compulsory classifications of identities and desires, influencing in a similar way the bisexual experience and the non-monogamous experience.

 

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Alice dos Santos Silva, Federal University of Sergipe

She has a master's degree in Communication from the Federal University of Sergipe (UFS).

Kaippe Arnon Silva Reis, Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia

Master in Communication from the Federal University of Sergipe (UFS).

Arthur Fiel, Federal University of Espírito Santo

Adjunct professor in the Department of Social Communication and the Postgraduate Program in Communication and Territorialities (Pós-Com) at the Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), coordinator of the Capixaba Cinema and Audiovisual Observatory (Ocac) at the same institution. He holds a PhD in Communication and a master's degree in Cinema and Audiovisual from the Fluminense Federal University (UFF).

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Published

2025-02-22

How to Cite

dos Santos Silva, A. ., Silva Reis, K. A., & Fiel, A. . (2025). Bisexuality and non-monogamy: contesting heteronormative monosexuality. Revista Periódicus, 1(21), 245–262. https://doi.org/10.9771/peri.v1i21.58700

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Vol. 1 No. 21 (2025): Defying monogamy: emergent biopolitics of relational dissidence

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Dossier 21- Defying monogamy: emergent biopolitics of relational dissidence

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