{"product_id":"pornography-film-and-culture-paperback-softback-9780813538716","title":"Pornography; Film and Culture (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813538716","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePornography\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFilm and Culture\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePeter Lehman (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813538716\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 June 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e271 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 1.8 cm, 0.51 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003ePorn 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? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe essays are divided into two sections. The first 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Historical Context\u003cbr\u003e On Pornography\u003cbr\u003e Letter to John\u003cbr\u003e Generic Pleasures\u003cbr\u003e Revelations about Pornography\u003cbr\u003e Crackers and Whackers\u003cbr\u003e How to Look at Pornography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Current Directions\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cbr\u003eHe's in the Closet but He's Not Gay\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Chang from Film to Pornography\u003cbr\u003e Sex and Law\u003cbr\u003e Never Laugh at a Man with His Pants Down\u003cbr\u003e Asian College Girls and Oriental Men with Bamboo Poles\u003cbr\u003e Interracial Joysticks\u003cbr\u003e Pornography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52676643488024,"sku":"9780813538716","price":26.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/pornography-film-and-culture-paperback-softback-9780813538716","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}