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- Porno Chic and the Sex Wars: American Sexual Representation in the 1970s
- Book
- 2016
- Published by: University of Massachusetts Press
summary
For many Americans, the emergence of a “porno chic” culture provided an opportunity to embrace the sexual revolution by attending a film like Deep Throat (1972) or leafing through an erotic magazine like Penthouse. By the 1980s, this pornographic moment was beaten back by the rise of Reagan-era political conservatism and feminist anti-pornography sentiment.
This volume places pornography at the heart of the 1970s American experience, exploring lesser-known forms of pornography from the decade, such as a new, vibrant gay porn genre; transsexual/female impersonator magazines; and pornography for new users, including women and conservative Christians. The collection also explores the rise of a culture of porn film auteurs and stars as well as the transition from film to video. As the corpus of adult ephemera of the 1970s disintegrates, much of it never to be professionally restored and archived, these essays seek to document what pornography meant to its producers and consumers at a pivotal moment.
In addition to the volume editors, contributors include Peter Alilunas, Gillian Frank, Elizabeth Fraterrigo, Lucas Hilderbrand, Nancy Semin Lingo, Laura Helen Marks, Nicholas Matte, Jennifer Christine Nash, Joe Rubin, Alex Warner, Leigh Ann Wheeler, and Greg Youmans.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. i-iv
- Acknowledgments
- pp. vii-x
- Introduction
- pp. 1-24
- Part I. Films
- 3. Desiring Desiree
- pp. 83-103
- 4. Making Sense of Linda Lovelace
- pp. 104-122
- Part II. Magazines/Print Culture
- Part III. Political Contexts of Pornography
- Part IV. Preserving Pornography: History, Memory, Legacy
- Notes on Contributors
- pp. 359-362
Additional Information
ISBN
9781613764596
Related ISBN(s)
9781625342256
MARC Record
OCLC
1012273499
Pages
352
Launched on MUSE
2017-11-22
Language
English
Open Access
No