This book presents thought-provoking research and data about pornography that will prompt readers to reconsider their positions on a highly controversial and current issue. Why do people use pornography? Is porn addiction a fact or myth? What is revenge porn and is it illegal? Can pornography be more diverse? This interdisciplinary collection presents well-researched facts and up-to-date data that encourage informed discussion about controversial and relevant issues in contemporary society. Chapters address topics such as the history and cultural trends of pornography, labor and production practices in creating porn, the effects of technology, current issues in obscenity law, and myths and facts about the effects of pornography.
New Views on Pornography: Sexuality, Politics, and the Law challenges assumptions about this popular yet controversial industry. Contributors include top scholars from media studies, sociology, psychology, gender studies, criminology, politics, and the law. This book provides a comprehensive overview of pornography that will help students, educators, and general readers deepen their understanding of this provocative subject.
Edited by:
Lynn Comella,
Shira Tarrant Ph.D.
Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 41mm
Weight: 964g
ISBN: 9781440828058
ISBN 10: 1440828059
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 17 February 2015
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
Primary
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
"Section I: Foundations and Controversies Introduction 1. Pornography and the First Amendment Right to Free Speech Kimberly A. Harchuck 2. Seen as a Business: Adult Film's Historical Framework and Foundations Kevin Heffernan 3. Clashing at Barnard's Gates: Understanding the Origins of the Pornography Problem in the Modern American Women's Movement Carolyn Bronstein 4. Antiporn Agendas: Feminism, Internet Filtering, and Religious Strategies Christopher Boulton 5. Strange Bedfellows: Black Feminism and Antipornography Feminism Jennifer C. Nash 6. Porn Again Christian? Mark Driscoll, Mars Hill Church, and the Pornification of the Pulpit Jessica Johnson 7. Queer Smut, Queer Rights Whitney Strub 8. Steamy, Hot, and Political: Creating Radical Dyke Porn Shar Rednour and Jackie Strano 9. Good Vibrations, Women, and Porn: A History Carol Queen 10. Trade Associations, Industry Legitimacy, and Corporate Responsibility in Pornography Georgina Voss 11. When Species Meat: Confronting Bestiality Pornography Margret Grebowicz 12. Responding to Revenge Porn: Challenges to Online Legal Impunity Michael Salter and Thomas Crofts Section II: Cultural Issues and Effects 13. Interpreting the Data: Assessing Competing Claims in Pornography Research Ronald Weitzer 14. Why Do People Watch Porn? Results from PornResearch.Org Clarissa Smith, Martin Barker, and Feona Attwood 15. Pornography and Effects Studies: What Does the Research Actually Say? Andy Ruddock 16. ""She's Totally Faking It!"": The Politics of Authentic Female Pleasure in Pornography Emily E. Crutcher 17. Lust, Love, and Life: A Qualitative Study of Swedish Adolescents' Perceptions and Experiences with Pornography Lotta Löfgren-Mårtenson and Sven-Axel Månsson 18. Race and the Politics of Agency in Porn: A Conversation with Black BBW Performer Betty Blac Mireille Miller-Young 19. Positively Fat and Queer: An Interview with Indie Porn Insider Courtney Trouble Lynn Comella 20. Bare-ing Witness: Bareback Porn and the Ethics of Watching Gregory Storms 21. Ambient XXX: Pornography in Public Spaces Ryan Bowles Eagle 22. Pornography and Pedagogy: Teaching Media Literacy Shira Tarrant 23. The Science and Politics of Sex Addiction Research Nicole Prause and Timothy Fong About the Editors and Contributors Index"
Lynn Comella, PhD, is associate professor of gender and sexuality studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Shira Tarrant, PhD, is associate professor of women's, gender, and sexuality studies at California State University, Long Beach.
Reviews for New Views on Pornography: Sexuality, Politics, and the Law
Comella and Tarrant's new work is a valuable addition to the existing literature. . . . The chapters on pedagogy and research methods are particularly useful for researchers. The essays are not only well researched and accessibly written but also integrate first-person perspectives in the industry, legal practices, and academia. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All academic levels/libraries. - Choice Comella and Tarrant provide readers with a sophisticated and appropriately extensive overview of pornography in a text that could easily function as a 'desk reference' on the subject . . . surely a compelling and dynamic read. . . . The editors have certainly brought together a vibrant group of interdisciplinary authors to advance a deeply complex topic often sullied with confusing adversarial discourse, relative social stigma, and misinformation. I would highly recommend, New Views on Pornography: Sexuality, Politics, and the Law, to anyone seeking a consolidated text detailing the past, present, and future of pornography. - Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books This book represents a delightfully new approach to an academically complex topic because of the competing discourses, apparently never before brought together in one volume. . . . As a general reader (psychologist and lawyer), I found my views changing as I read the material. That is the highest compliment one can bestow on a book. Even though the chapters were dense, I found myself fascinated and enlightened.. . . . [W]hat I believe is the chapters are so well written and compelling that another reader may experience her or his own evolution while reading this volume. - PsycCRITIQUES
