Explores the history and social aspects of pornography, discussing how it is made and distributed, its popularity and effect on modern culture, its influence on attitudes and crime, and current laws legislating the industry.
In The Pornography Wars, Burke does a deep dive into the long history of pornography in America and then turns her gaze on our present society to examine the ways this industry touches on the most intimate parts of American lives.
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This book provides a comprehensive overview of pornography that will help students, educators, and general readers deepen their understanding of this provocative subject.
This collection examines pornography's significance as a focus of definition, debate, and myth; its development as a mainstream entertainment industry; and the emergence of the new economy of Porn 2.0, and of new types of porn labor and ...
Susan Dwyer's The Problem of Pornography is the first anthology to present a balanced view of the scope of arguments concerning the nature of pornography and censorship. Devoted exclusively to...
Helen Hester is Lecturer in Promotional Cultures at Middlesex University, London.
This ground-breaking collection of ten critical essays traces the history and various uses of pornography in early modern Europe, offering the historical perspective crucial to understanding current issues of artistic censorship.
Art and Pornography: An Experiment in Explanation
In two experiments by Donnerstein and Berkowitz, male subjects were first angered by a male or female confederate. They were then shown one of four 5 minute film clips. One film was neutral and did not depict sex or violence.
In At Home with Pornography, Jane Juffer exposes the fruitlessness of this debate and suggests that it has prevented us from realizing women's changing relationship to erotica and porn.