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Jute rope, 6mm, and the marks it leaves on skin's surface. Photo courtesy the authors. 2018

Jute rope, 6mm, and the marks it leaves on skin's surface. Photo courtesy the authors. 2018

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Rope bondage, also known as shibari or kinbaku, is an embodied practice commonly associated with BDSM (an acronym for Bondage and Discipline, Dominance and Submission, Sadism and Masochism) in both academic and non-academic environments. However, BDSM and sex-oriented discourses are not inherent in the practice. Rather, they are only two potential...