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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.

Title Pornography : film and culture / Peter Lehman.
Additional Titles Pornography
Publisher New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press
Creation Date 2018
Content Introduction / Peter Lehman -- On pornography / John Ellis -- Letter to John / Paul Willemen -- Generic pleasures / Linda Williams -- Revelations about pornography / Peter Lehman -- Crackers and whackers / Constance Penley -- How to look at pornography / Laura Kipnis -- "He's in the closet but he's not gay" / Henry Jenkins -- The change from film to video pornography / Chuck Kleinhans -- Sex and the law / Marjorie Heins -- Never laugh at a man with his pants down / Nina K. Martin -- Asian college girls and oriental men with bamboo poles / José B. Capino -- Interracial joysticks / Daniel Bernardi -- Pornography / Marty Klein.
Extent 1 online resource (viii, 272 pages)
Language English
National Library system number 997012369279205171
MARC RECORDS
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