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Violence and the Pornographic Imaginary: The Politics of Sex, Gender, and Aggression in Hardcore Pornography book cover

1st Edition

Violence and the Pornographic Imaginary The Politics of Sex, Gender, and Aggression in Hardcore Pornography

By Natalie Purcell Copyright 2012
260 Pages
by Routledge

260 Pages
by Routledge

260 Pages
by Routledge
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No cultural product reveals our collective fascination with sexual violence more candidly than popular heterosexual pornographies. They showcase scenes of intense sexual aggression and cruelty that are gendered in repetitive, patterned configurations—configurations that are designed to arouse. Purcell uses comparative critical analyses of popular pornographic movies to explore common fantasies of... Read more

Selected Contents: Introduction: Violence and the Pornographic Imaginary  1. "Just Fantasy": Rethinking the Pornographic, the Fantastic, and the Real  2. Golden-Age Assaults: Heat and Hostility in 1970s Pornography  3. Romance and Rebellion: The Two Faces of 1980s Pornography  4. Expressive Bodies, Intense Encounters: Realism in 1990s Pornography  5. Banal Brutality: In Search of Extremes in 2000s Pornography  6. Sex, Gender, and Power: Aesthetics of Arousal in Contemporary Pornography  7. Body and Soul: Pleasure, Pain, and Self-Revelation in Today’s Hardcore  8.Conclusion: Pornography, Feminism, and Tomorrow’s Sexual Politics

Biography

Natalie Purcell holds a PhD in Sociology from University of California, Santa Cruz and is currently a Presidential Management Fellow at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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