"A Taste for Brown Sugar" boldly takes on representations of black
women's sexuality in the porn industry. It is based on Mireille
Miller-Young's extensive archival research and her interviews with
dozens of women who have worked in the adult entertainment industry
since the 1980s. The women share their thoughts about desire and
eroticism, black women's sexuality and representation, and ambition
and the need to make ends meet. Miller-Young documents their
interventions into the complicated history of black women's
sexuality, looking at individual choices, however small--a costume,
a gesture, an improvised line--as small acts of resistance, of what
she calls "illicit eroticism." Building on the work of other black
feminist theorists, and contributing to the field of sex work
studies, she seeks to expand discussion of black women's sexuality
to include their eroticism and desires, as well as their
participation and representation in the adult entertainment
industry. Miller-Young wants the voices of black women sex workers
heard, and the decisions they make, albeit often within material
and industrial constraints, recognized as their own.
General
| Imprint: |
Duke University Press
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| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
December 2014 |
| First published: |
2014 |
| Authors: |
Mireille Miller-Young
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
392 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8223-5828-2 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
Promotions
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| LSN: |
0-8223-5828-X |
| Barcode: |
9780822358282 |
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