Lust of Heterotopia: BDSM Practice Spaces in Taipei and Shanghai

• Main Authors: Bo-yi Tsai, 蔡博藝
• Other Authors: Herng-dar Bih
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2019
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/9k5amy

碩士 === 國立臺灣大學 === 建築與城鄉研究所 === 107 === The thesis describes the basic knowledge and practices of BDSM culture from spatial perspective. Besides, it focuses on spaces of practice and the historical context of the development of BDSM communities in Taipei and Shanghai. The concept of Heterotopia proposed by Michel Foucault was used to examine the erotic BDSM spaces which exist between the imaginary and real world. Moreover, BDSM spaces were classified into S, M, L, and XL inspired by Rem Koolhaas’s book. In this thesis, S among S, M, L, XL corresponds to small and private spaces where private discipline training was practiced. S spaces could be a private residence modified for BDSM practices, rental dungeons, or private BDSM themed rooms. M spaces are relatively public or semi-public spaces where social gatherings, courses, or shows were held. In the L section, the author examined the relationships between BDSM spaces and their metropolitan context in terms of location, urban culture, and urban governance. As the XL section, BDSM was seen as a subculture which had a complex and ambivalent relationship with mainstream culture from the social, cultural, and economic perspectives.