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Book Perspectives on Pornography

Download or read book Perspectives on Pornography written by Clive Bloom and published by Springer. This book was released on 1988-11-10 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dealing with moral, political and sexual tensions, this volume provides a forum for male/female dialogue concerning the history, dissemination and consequences of pornographic representaion in film and literature, aiming to challenge established views and inspire further exploration and debate.

Book The Philosophy of Pornography

Download or read book The Philosophy of Pornography written by Lindsay Coleman and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even as it skirts mainstream contemporary culture, pornography remains a social taboo; there still exist strong biases both in favor and against it. With chapters addressing imagination, gender, power relationships, truth claims, aesthetics, and both pro and anti-porn slants, this book presents a balanced view of pornography in modern society.

Book The Pornography of Representation

Download or read book The Pornography of Representation written by Susanne Kappeler and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-05-03 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book marks a radical and powerful intervention in traditional arguments about pornography. Kappeler re-examines the artistic distinctions between fantasy and reality, pornography and erotica, and challenges the legal definition of obscenity as well as the intellectual defence of 'freedom of expression'. By linking images of actual violence with the imaginative portrayal of women in the realm of the aesthetic, she establishes vital connections between modes of representation and social forms of power and domination. It is essential reading for anyone concerned with issues of pornography and sexual politics and related debates in literary criticism and cultural studies.

Book Global Perspectives on Social Issues

Download or read book Global Perspectives on Social Issues written by Richard Procida and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pornography is a volatile issue in the United States_depending on the source of opinion, it can be viewed as either demeaning or empowering. explores whether the issue is similarly contentious around the world.

Book Beyond Explicit

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  • Author : Helen Hester
  • Publisher : SUNY Press
  • Release : 2014-02-01
  • ISBN : 1438449615
  • Pages : 244 pages

Download or read book Beyond Explicit written by Helen Hester and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2014-02-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 “porn” and “pornographic” 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 “torture porn” and “misery porn,” Hester’s 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 particular—transgression, intensity, prurience, and authenticity—can be seen to influence the way that we think about porn.

Book Wired for Intimacy

Download or read book Wired for Intimacy written by William M. Struthers and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pornography is powerful. Our contemporary culture as been pornified, and it shapes our assumptions about identity, sexuality, the value of women and the nature of relationships. Countless Christian men struggle with the addictive power of porn. But common spiritual approaches of more prayer and accountability groups are often of limited help. In this book neuroscientist and researcher William Struthers explains how pornography affects the male brain and what we can do about it. Because we are embodied beings, viewing pornography changes how the brain works, how we form memories and make attachments. By better understanding the biological realities of our sexual development, we can cultivate healthier sexual perspectives and interpersonal relationships. Struthers exposes false assumptions and casts a vision for a redeemed masculinity, showing how our sexual longings can actually propel us toward sanctification and holiness in our bodies. With insights for both married and single men alike, this book offers hope for freedom from pornography.

Book Sexual Solipsism

Download or read book Sexual Solipsism written by Rae Langton and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-01-08 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rae Langton here draws together her ground-breaking and contentious work on pornography and objectification. She shows how women come to be objectified and she argues for the controversial feminist conclusions that pornography subordinates and silences women, and women have rights against pornography.

Book Perspectives on Pornography

Download or read book Perspectives on Pornography written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book International Exposure

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  • Author : Lisa Z. Sigel
  • Publisher : Rutgers University Press
  • Release : 2005
  • ISBN : 9780813535197
  • Pages : 300 pages

Download or read book International Exposure written by Lisa Z. Sigel and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation "The 10 essays in the volume engage a rich array of toples, including obscenty in the German States censorship in France's third republic, she - male"" internet porn, the use of incest was longings in England."

Book Perspectives on Pornography

Download or read book Perspectives on Pornography written by Douglas A. Hughes and published by New York : St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 1970 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book How to Do Things with Pornography

Download or read book How to Do Things with Pornography written by Nancy Bauer and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-06 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Feminist philosophers have made important strides in altering the overwhelmingly male-centric discipline of philosophy. Yet, in Nancy Bauer’s view, most are still content to work within theoretical frameworks that are fundamentally false to human beings’ everyday experiences. This is particularly intolerable for a species of philosophy whose central aspiration is to make the world a less sexist place. How to Do Things with Pornography models a new way to write philosophically about pornography, women’s self-objectification, hook-up culture, and other contemporary phenomena. Unafraid to ask what philosophy contributes to our lives, Bauer argues that the profession’s lack of interest in this question threatens to make its enterprise irrelevant. Bauer criticizes two paradigmatic models of Western philosophizing: the Great Man model, according to which philosophy is the product of rare genius; and the scientistic model, according to which a community of researchers works together to discover once-and-for-all truths. The philosopher’s job is neither to perpetuate the inevitably sexist trope of the philosopher-genius nor to “get things right.” Rather, it is to compete with the Zeitgeist and attract people to the endeavor of reflecting on their settled ways of perceiving and understanding the world. How to Do Things with Pornography boldly enlists J. L. Austin’s How to Do Things with Words, showing that it should be read not as a theory of speech acts but as a revolutionary conception of what philosophers can do in the world with their words.

Book Pornography

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  • Author : Frank Jacob
  • Publisher : Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
  • Release : 2019-12-19
  • ISBN : 9783631792636
  • Pages : 384 pages

Download or read book Pornography written by Frank Jacob and published by Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften. This book was released on 2019-12-19 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present volume offers insight into the interdisciplinary field of porn studies and shows how topics in this field can be approached. In addition, results from different disciplines are provided to highlight the necessity of more intense and detailed study about pornographic media.

Book Pornography

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  • Author : Helen Cothran
  • Publisher : Greenhaven Press, Incorporated
  • Release : 2002
  • ISBN : 9780737707601
  • Pages : 196 pages

Download or read book Pornography written by Helen Cothran and published by Greenhaven Press, Incorporated. This book was released on 2002 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - Current book and periodical bibliographies- Lists of organizations to contact- Critical thinking activities and discussion questions- Illustrations, inserts, and cartoons- Titles continually revised and updated- Biographical sketch of authors- Paper and durable library bindings

Book The Feminist Porn Book

Download or read book The Feminist Porn Book written by Tristan Taormino and published by The Feminist Press at CUNY. This book was released on 2013-02-19 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Feminist Porn Book celebrates the power of desire, turning the spotlight on an industry where feminism is thriving.

Book Eclectic Views on Gay Male Pornography

Download or read book Eclectic Views on Gay Male Pornography written by Todd G. Morrison and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Open any gay lifestyle magazine (even the serious ones) or go to any gay bar, and you're likely to encounter something related to pornography, be it an image of a porn superstar or advertisements for pornographic magazines, DVDs, calendars, etc. Given that it is an omnipresent feature of gay male culture, one might assume that gay pornography has received considerable attention from academics. Yet, surprisingly, even those with a professed interest in gay studies have neglected this medium. This book addresses that omission with a series of provocative essays devoted to the topic. Contributors from the fields of history, law, media studies, psychology, and more explore the complex world of male pornography and the various ways in which it permeates gay culture.

Book Pornography

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  • Author : Carol Wekesser
  • Publisher : Greenhaven Press, Incorporated
  • Release : 1997
  • ISBN : 9781565105188
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Pornography written by Carol Wekesser and published by Greenhaven Press, Incorporated. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of articles designed to help the reader understand the different issues surrounding the subject of pornography and its censorship.

Book Pornography

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  • Author : Mari Mikkola
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Release : 2019-01-02
  • ISBN : 0190640081
  • Pages : 313 pages

Download or read book Pornography written by Mari Mikkola and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-02 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Debates over pornography tend to be heated and deeply polarized--as with other topics that have to do with sex, pornography cuts to the core of our values and convictions. Philosophical debates concerning pornography are fraught with difficult questions: What is pornography? What does pornography do (if anything at all)? Is the consumption of pornography a harmless private matter, or does pornography violate women's civil rights? What, if anything, should legally be done about pornography? Can there be a genuinely feminist pro-pornography stance? Answering these questions is complicated by widespread confusion over the conceptual and political commitments of different anti- and pro-pornography positions, and whether these positions are even in tension with one another. For a start, different people understand pornography differently and can easily end up talking past one another. In order to clarify the debate and make genuine philosophical headway in discussing the topic of pornography, Mari Mikkola here provides an accessible introduction to contemporary philosophical debates conducted from a feminist philosophical perspective. The starting point of the book's examination is morally neutral, and the book provides a comprehensive discussion of various philosophical positions on pornography that are found in ethics, aesthetics, feminist philosophy, political philosophy, epistemology, and social ontology. The book clarifies different stances in the debate, thus clarifying and helping readers to understand what exactly is as stake. In addition, although the book does not argue for a single outlook, it puts forward substantive philosophical views on different aspects of philosophical debates about pornography. Mikkola ultimately offers readers important methodological insights about doing philosophical work on something as ubiquitous as pornography.