Gay Pornography: Representations of Sexuality and Masculinity - Couverture souple

Mercer, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1780765185 ISBN 13 : 9781780765181

Editeur : I.B. Tauris, 2017

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Gay pornography, online and onscreen, is a controversial and significantly under-researched area of cultural production. In the first book of its kind, Gay Pornography: Representations of Sexuality and Masculinity explores the iconography, themes and ideals that the genre presents. Indeed, John Mercer argues that gay pornography cannot be regarded as one-dimensional, but that it offers its audience a vision of plural masculinities that are more nuanced and ambiguous than they might seem. Mercer examines how the internet has generated an exponential growth in the sheer volume and variety of this material, and facilitated far greater access to it. He uses both professional and amateur examples to explore how gay pornography has become part of a wider cultural context in which modern masculinities have become 'saturated' by their constantly evolving status and function in popular culture.

Revue de presse

'Hugely impressive, the most interesting thing I've read on these areas for years and it will be enormously helpful for scholars of pornography and a real gift to students'. --- Feona Attwood, Professor of Cultural Studies, Communication and Media Middlesex University

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: I.B. Tauris
• Date d'édition: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1780765185
• ISBN 13: 9781780765181
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 256