Gay Pornography

Representations of Sexuality and Masculinity

John Mercer (Birmingham City University, UK)

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English

I.B. Tauris
30 May 2017

Ethical issues: pornography & obscenity; Gay studies (Gay men)

Series: Library of Gender and Popular Culture

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.

By: John Mercer (Birmingham City University UK)
Imprint: I.B. Tauris
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 1
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 437g
ISBN: 9781780765174
ISBN 10: 1780765177
Series: Library of Gender and Popular Culture
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 30 May 2017
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Mercer is a Reader in Gender and Sexuality and Programme Leader in Media and Cultural Research Degrees at the Birmingham School of Media, Birmingham City University.

Reviews for Gay Pornography: Representations of Sexuality and Masculinity

'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