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Pornography - Film and Culture (Paperback)
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Pornography - Film and Culture (Paperback)
Series: Rutgers Depth of Field Series
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Porn is big business. By some estimates, it grosses more revenue
per year than the entire "legitimate" film and entertainment
industry. Most large hotel chains offer pay-for-view adult movies,
many video stores have adult movie rental sections, and Internet
porn sites have proliferated by the thousands. With porn so
ubiquitous in mainstream American culture, why is it that when
"respectable" people talk about this phenomenon, they act puzzled,
as if they cannot imagine who would watch such worthless and
meaningless smut? 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. The essays are
divided into two sections. The first of these reprints important
debates on the topic and traces the evolution of pornographic film,
including comparing its development to that of Hollywood cinema.
The second part presents new essays that consider current trends in
the field, including pornography's expansion into new technologies.
This book separates this compelling genre from the sensation and
shame that have long surrounded and obscured it. It will be of
interest to general readers and film scholars alike. Peter Lehman
is the director of the Film and Media Studies Program and the
Center for Film and Media Research at Arizona State University,
Tempe. He is the author, coauthor, and editor of twelve books
including, Roy Orbison: The Invention of an Alternative Rock
Masculinity. A volume in the Depth of Field Series, edited by
Charles Affron, Mirella Jona Affron, and Robert Lyons
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