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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
State Univ of New York Pr
Publication date
January 2, 2015
Pages
234
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781438449609
ISBN-10
1438449607
Dimensions
0.75 by 6.25 by 9.25 in.
Weight
0.76 lbs.
Original list price
$24.95
Other format details
university press
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Develops a novel characterization of the pornographic as a cultural concept.
This original contribution to porn studies aims to interrogate previously untheorized changes in contemporary understandings of the pornographic. Helen Hester argues that the words âpornâ and âpornographicâ are currently being applied to an ever-expanding range of material and that this change in language usage reflects a wider shift in perception. She suggests that we are witnessing a seemingly paradoxical move away from sex within contemporary understandings of porn, as a range of other factors come to influence the concept. Using examples from media, literature, and culture, and discussing the rise of notions such as âtorture pornâ and âmisery porn,â Hesterâs argument ranges from sexually explicit German novels and British policy documents to a discussion of the differences between European and American editions of pornographic films. She concludes that four factors in particularâtransgression, intensity, prurience, and authenticityâcan be seen to influence the way that we think about porn.
This original contribution to porn studies aims to interrogate previously untheorized changes in contemporary understandings of the pornographic. Helen Hester argues that the words âpornâ and âpornographicâ are currently being applied to an ever-expanding range of material and that this change in language usage reflects a wider shift in perception. She suggests that we are witnessing a seemingly paradoxical move away from sex within contemporary understandings of porn, as a range of other factors come to influence the concept. Using examples from media, literature, and culture, and discussing the rise of notions such as âtorture pornâ and âmisery porn,â Hesterâs argument ranges from sexually explicit German novels and British policy documents to a discussion of the differences between European and American editions of pornographic films. She concludes that four factors in particularâtransgression, intensity, prurience, and authenticityâcan be seen to influence the way that we think about porn.
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Hardcover
from State Univ of New York Pr (February 1, 2014)
9781438449616 | details & prices | 234 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 0.75 in. | 1.16 lbs | List price $80.00
About: This original contribution to porn studies aims to interrogate previously untheorized changes in contemporary understandings of the pornographic.
About: This original contribution to porn studies aims to interrogate previously untheorized changes in contemporary understandings of the pornographic.
Paperback
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from State Univ of New York Pr (January 2, 2015)
9781438449609 | details & prices | 234 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.76 lbs | List price $24.95
About: Develops a novel characterization of the pornographic as a cultural concept.
About: Develops a novel characterization of the pornographic as a cultural concept.
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