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Informationen zum Autor Lehman, Peter Klappentext In this collection of path-breaking essays, thirteen respected scholars bring critical insights to the reality of porn and what it can tell us about ourselves sexually, culturally, and economically. Moving beyond simplistic feminist and religious positions that cast these films as categorical evils-a collective preserve of sexual perversion, misogyny, pedophilia, and racism-the contributors to this volume raise the bar of the debate and push porn studies into intriguing new territory. Zusammenfassung Brings critical insights to the reality of porn and what it can tell us about ourselves sexually! culturally! and economically. Divided into two sections! this book covers important debates on the topic and traces the evolution of pornographic film! including comparing its development to that of Hollywood cinema. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Acknowledgements Introduction Historical Context On Pornography Letter to John Generic Pleasures Revelations about Pornography Crackers and Whackers How to Look at Pornography Current Directions "He's in the Closet but He's Not Gay" The Chang from Film to Pornography Sex and Law Never Laugh at a Man with His Pants Down Asian College Girls and Oriental Men with Bamboo Poles Interracial Joysticks Pornography Contributors Index
