Pornography: The Production and Consumption of Inequality

ISBN-13: 9780415918138 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 200 str.

Gail Dines; Bob Jensen; Ann Russo

Opis

By engaging in an empirical investigation of the pornography industry itself, the authors of this text - each grounded in the radical feminist anti-pornography movement - intend to move beyond the rhetorical bomb-tossing of an often polarized debate. The authors engage in a systematic examination of the politics, production, content and consumption of contemporary mass-market heterosexual pornography, with the aim of contributing to a fuller understanding of pornography's role in the cultural construction of gender, racial and sexual identities and relations. They begin with an overview of the social and political history of the feminist anti-pornography movement and the debate over pornography within feminism. Then they address the various rhetorical dodges - definitional, legal and causal - used to distort the fact that institutionalized pornography helps maintain the sexual and social oppression of women within a patriarchal system. Exploring the beginnings of the commercial pornography industry, the book focuses in part on the history of Playboy magazine.

Recenzje

"Finally a sophisticated analysis that sorts out the sclerotic from the erotic, the selling from the telling, and pseudo-liberal from the liberating. Recommended for scholars, students, and advocates of gender equity." -- George Gerbner, University of Pennsylvania
"Crisply written yet authoritative, Pornography opens a window onto a seamy world. The chapters on the pornography industry are worth the price of admission alone. Essential reading for everyone interested in how our society commodifies sex." -- Richard Delgado, University of Colorado, Boulder
"Read this book for its incisive analysis of the pornography industry and its honest examination of the male users." -- Janice G. Raymond, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Spis treści

Introduction. What Makes News? Who Watches and Why? What Makes a Good Producer? The Ethics of Producing. Deadlines, Datelines, and Decision-Making. The Art of Producing. Writing Well. Put on Your Marketing Cap. Life in the Booth. Managing Live. Managing People. Managing Sweeps. Managing the Business. Managing Life.

O autorze

Dr Gail Dines (Wheelock College) (Author) ,  Bob Jensen (Author) ,  Ann Russo (Author)