Pharmacosexuality: the past, present and future of sex on drugs (360G-Wellcome-207938_Z_17_Z)

What is the relationship between the pharmaceuticalisation of sexuality, health promotion, and recreational drug use in sexual contexts? How might this relationship change current paradigms of sexual health? The use of illicit drugs in sexual contexts and its implications for public health is receiving closer attention from the media, health practitioners and communities than ever before. However, current research remains focused on men who have sex with men (MSM) populations involved in 'chemsex', viewed predominantly through the lenses of risk and harm reduction, with little attention paid to the experimental and pleasurable dimensions of sex on drugs, its interaction with the growth of phamaceutical interventions for sex, or its broader history in cultural and clinical contexts. Through archival and empirical scoping, this project will develop a socially, historically and culturally informed approach to drug/sex repertoires, termed 'pharmacosexuality', with the following goals: 1. To identify key themes and research questions, which will underpin major grant applications, including a Wellcome Collaborative Award. 2. To bring together scholars and practitioners for a new interdisciplinary network in 'pharmacosexuality'. 3. To produce two peer-reviewed publications, which will break new ground by contextualising 'pharmacosexuality' historically, and exploring how 'synthetic aphrodisiacs' are used in sexual contexts contemporarily.

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Grant Details

Amount Awarded 34041
Applicant Surname Dymock
Approval Committee Seed Committee, Humanities and Social Science
Award Date 2017-05-24T00:00:00+00:00
Financial Year 2016/17
Grant Programme: Title Seed Award in H&SS
Internal ID 207938/Z/17/Z
Lead Applicant Dr Alex Dymock
Partnership Value 34041
Planned Dates: End Date 2019-08-31T00:00:00+00:00
Planned Dates: Start Date 2018-05-01T00:00:00+00:00
Recipient Org: Country United Kingdom
Region South East