Porno Chic and the Sex Wars : American Sexual Representation in the 1970s / edited by Carolyn Bronstein and Whitney Strub.

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TextSeries: Book collections on Project MUSE | UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. Global Cultural Studies.Publication details: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2016]Description: 1 online resource (viii, 366 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781613764596
1613764596
1625342268
9781625342263

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History

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Porno Chic and the Sex Wars.DDC classification:

363.4/70973/0904 23

LOC classification:

HQ472.U6 P675 2016

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EBSCOhost

Review: "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."

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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"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."

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