Philosophy of Pornography - Contemporary Perspectives

Informationen zum Autor Edited by Lindsay Coleman and Jacob M. Held Klappentext Even as it skirts mainstream contemporary culture, pornography remains a social taboo; there still exist strong biases both in favor and against it. With chapters addressing imagination, gender, power relationships, truth claims, aesthetics, and both pro and anti-porn slants, this book presents a balanced view of pornography in modern society. Inhaltsverzeichnis Pornification, Sexualization, and SocietyChapter 1: Diagnoses of Transformation: "Pornification," Digital Media, and the Diversification of the Pornographic Susanna PaasonenChapter 2: Pornography Makes the Man: The Impact of Pornography as a Component of Gender and Sexual Socialization Matthew B. Ezzell Chapter 3: Truth Claims about Porn: When Dogma and Data Collide Shira TarrantChapter 4: Pornographic and Pornified: Feminist and Ecological Understandings of Sexually Explicit Media Robert JensenThe Politics of Pornography Chapter 5: The Problem with the Problem of Pornography: Subordination, Sexualization, and Speech Jacob M. HeldChapter 6: "The Price We Pay"? Pornography and Harm Susan J. BrisonChapter 7: Heidegger, Feminism, and Pornography Natalie NenadicPornography and SpeechChapter 8: Pornography and 'Speech' Jennifer HornsbyChapter 9: Pornography and the Philosophy of Language Louise AntonyThe Value of Pornography Chapter 10: Porn, Sex, and Liberty: A Dialogue Nina Hartley and Jacob M. HeldChapter 11: The Gentle Side of Pornography: A Contemporary Examination of Pornography's Depiction of Love and FriendshipLindsay ColemanChapter 12: Undisciplining Pornography Studies Katrien JacobsThe Possibilities of Pornography Chapter 13: Sisters are Doin' It for Themselves: Black Women and the New Pornography Ariane CruzChapter 14: Utopic Futures of the 'Other': Pornography and the Creative Imaginary Taine DuncanChapter 15: In the Arms of the Angel: Playfulness, Creativity and Porn's Possibilities Joy Simmons BradleyIndexAbout the Editors and Contributors...

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Lindsay Held Coleman
• Mitarbeit: Lindsay Coleman (Herausgeber), Coleman Lindsay (Herausgeber), Jacob M. Held (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Rowman and Littlefield
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 16.09.2014
• EAN: 9781442235960
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-3596-0
• Seiten: 302
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Kunst > Theater, Ballett; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Soziologie > Soziologische Theorien; Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Sex and sexuality, social aspects, Media, Information & Communication Industries, Ethical issues and debates, Ethical Issues: Pornography & Obscenity, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Sexuality, Gender;Gender Studies;Popular Culture