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Pornography and sexual representation : a reference guide / Joseph W. Slade.

HQ472.U6 S53 2001 v.1-3

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Format:: Book
Author/Creator:: Slade, Joseph W.
Contributor:: Rosengarten Family Fund.
Series:: American popular culture 0193-6859; American popular culture, 0193-6859
Language:: English
Subjects (All):: Pornography--United States--Bibliography.; Pornography.; Pornography--United States.; United States.
Genre:: Bibliographies.
Physical Description:: 3 volumes (xxiii, 1313 pages) ; 24 cm.
Place of Publication:: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2001.
Summary:: A three volume reference guide to the available literature concerning pornography and sexual representation in America.
Contents:: Introduction: Tracking Pornography Through History and Theory 1; 1 Chronology of Important Dates in the History of American Pornography 5; 2 Thinking about Pornography 29; 3 A Brief History of American Pornography 37; Early Domestic Expression 39; Legislation, Technology, and War as Spurs to Expression 44; Pornography as a Function of Class and Politics 47; Pornography, Birth Control, and Racism 50; Loosening of Restraints 55; Tijuana Bibles and Sleazy Fiction 59; Battles among the Censors 62; The "Sexual Revolution" of the 1960s 67; Theatrical Forms of Sex 70; Motion Pictures Transform Sexual Expression 76; Indecency in Electronic Media 85; 4 Bibliographies and Reference Tools 95; Human Sexuality 97; Sexual Subcultures 99; General Works on Pornography and Erotica 103; General Guides to Censorship 104; Erotic Books 107; Folklore and Humor 114; Erotic Art 115; Photographs 118; Films and Videotapes 120; Sexual Aids and Equipment 127; Magazines, Newspapers, and Comics 128; Electronic Media 131; Performance 133; 5 Histories of Sexuality and Its Representations 153; The "Invention" of Pornography 153; The "Invention" of Sexuality 158; The Social Construction of Sexuality and Gender 161; Recovering a "Pornographic" Past: Histories of Homosexual Subcultures 171; General Histories of Sex 174; Broad Histories of Sex in America 176; Period Studies 177; Sex and Pornography Surveys 186; Contraception and Family Planning Advice as Pornography 191; Sex Education 193; Pressure Groups, the Bifurcation of Feminism, and Moral Panics 194; Hearings, Panels, Commissions, and Other Forums for Dramatizing Sexual Expression 202; Notable Feminist Conferences 210; 6 Theoretical Works on Erotica and Pornography 235; Pornography as Sexual Folklore 235; Religious Positions on Pornography 239; Schlock Shock: Conservative and Liberal 242; Pornography and Politics 247; Feminist Positions on Pornography 251; Pornography as Taboo 272; Pornography and Subversion 275; Pornography as Technology 282; Aesthetics: Pornography as Art 287; Miscellaneous Defenses of Pornography 292; Pornography and Postmodernism 297; 7 Major Research Collections (and the Problems of the Librarian) 317; Libraries and Pornography 317; Building and Securing Sensitive Collections 319; Notable Collectors and Private Collections 322; Major Research Collections 326; Lesser-Known Research Collections 331; 8 Child Pornography 345; Introduction: Performing Sex and Gender 363; 9 The Landscape of the Body 369; Nudity, Fashions, Fetishes, Body Modifications, and Sexual Technologies 369; Concepts of Beauty 373; Bodies Naked 377; Bodies Clothed 379; Bodies Gendered by Fashion and Style 381; Bodies Cross-Dressed 383; Bodies Modified 387; Radical Engineering 392; Fetishes 394; Underwear and Other Fetish Garments 398; Fetishized Loci of the Body 402; Genitals and Their Folklore 408; The Folklore of Masturbation 411; Sexual Aids, Toys, Contrivances, and Implements 415; Condoms 418; Dildos 419; Vibrators 421; 10 Performance 445; Obscene and/or Pornographic Acts 445; The American Erotic Stage 447; Performance Art 452; Gay and Lesbian Theater and Performance 459; Erotic Dance 461; Sexuality in Public: Exhibitionism 471; Orgiastic Performance 472; Sex Shows 473; Swinging 476; Sadomasochism 478; Lesbian S/M 485; 11 Erotic and Pornographic Art 505; Erotic Figuration 505; Histories of Erotic Art 506; Critical Approaches 509; Artistic Representations of the Body 511; Erotic Painting and Drawing 514; Feminist Critiques and Contemporary Women Artists 521; Erotic and Pornographic Book and Magazine Illustration 524; Pinup Paintings 527; Erotic/Pornographic Objets d'Art 530; Representational/Aphrodisiac Food and Drink 532; Kitsch 536; Architecture and Sculpture 537; Images and Themes 540; Gay and Lesbian Art 543; 12 Erotic and Pornographic Photography 565; The Camera as Erotic Eye 565; Theoretical and General Historical Approaches 566; Period Histories of Erotic/Pornographic Photographs 567; Female Pinups, Centerfolds, and Magazine Pictorials 578; Models and Techniques 582; Erotic Postcards 588; Vending Machine Cards, Cigarette Cards, and Trading Cards 590; Gender Disputations: The Male Nude, the Male Pinup, and the Lesbian Photograph 591; Fetish Photographs 599; Documentary Photographs 603; 13 Motion Pictures and Videotapes 625; Theoretical Approaches to Film Eroticism and Pornography 625; Histories and Commentaries on Sex in Mainstream Cinema 629; Avant-Garde Films: High Porn 633; Exploitation Films 638; Film Content: Violence and Sex 644; Fetish Films 651; The "Cum Shot" 653; Orgasms and Gender Inequities 657; Hard-Core Genres 659; Gay and Lesbian Hard-Core 662; Female Performers 665; Male Performers 670; Producers and Directors of Hard-Core Porn Films 673; Amateur Films and Videos 676; 14 Electronic Media 701; Radio and Television Broadcasting 701; Soap Operas 706; Television Talk Shows and Tabloids 709; Cable Television 712; Music Television 713; Audio Recordings 715; Telephone Sex 724; Digitalized Pornography 726; Introduction: Finding a Place for Pornography 749; 15 Folklore and Oral Genres 755; Language: Obscenity and Democracy 755; Obscenity and Orality 756; Slang and Graffiti 758; Language, Genders, and Subcultures 763; Women's Sexual Discourse 764; Gay, Lesbian, and Ethnic Discourse 766; Pornography as Source of Sexual Discourse 767; Folklore and Obscenity: Rhymes, Songs, Ballads, and Stories 770; Erotic Poetry 777; Blues, Jazz, and Earthy Music 779; Fairy Tales 780; Sexuality, Religion, and Blasphemy 781; Popular Sex Myths 782; Myths Associated with Pornography 784; Humor: Jokes and Stories 786; Limericks 788; Circulating Jokes by Samizdat and Internet 790; Jokes and Stories by Women 790; Jokes and Stories by Children 792; Humor: Lenny Bruce as Avatar 793; 16 Erotic Literature 811; Histories of Erotic Books 811; Period Commentaries 813; Publishers and Booksellers 823; Sex Manuals and Guides 831; Narratives of Prostitution 834; Sexual Themes and Fetishes in Literature 837; Science Fiction and Fantasy Erotica 840; Anthologies of Heterosexual Erotica 842; Gay Erotica 844; Romances 846; More Explicit Women's Writing 850; Lesbian Erotica 852; 17 Newspapers, Magazines, and Advertising 879; Newspapers 879; Scandal Journalism 880; Sex Crimes in the Media 886; The Alternative and Underground Press 887; Borderline Magazines 889; Playboy and Its Imitators 893; Fetish and Adult Specialty Magazines 898; Romance, Confession, and Women's Magazines 902; Fanzines 903; Other Zines 905; Gay and Lesbian Papers, Periodicals, and Zines 906; Eroticism in Advertising 908; 18 Comics 931; Background: Drawings, Caricatures, and Comics 931; Tijuana Bibles 933; Mainstream and Marginal Comics of Midcentury 934; Underground Comix 938; Alternative Adult Comics and Gender-Benders 941; 19 Research on Pornography in the Medical and Social Sciences 953; The "Invention" of Sexology 953; Ethnographic Research 957; Pornography as Generator of Fantasies 960; Research on Audiences: Gendered Responses 966; Pornography as Therapy 973; Effects Research 975; Research as a Socially Constructed Endeavor 978; Researcher and Volunteer Bias 979; Research Definitions of Pornography 980; Research Assumptions and Methodologies 982; Other Models 984; Pornography and Violence 986; Pornography and Acceptance of Rape Myths 990; Statistical Correlations between Number of Reported Crimes and Availability of Pornographic Materials 997; Studies of Sex Criminals 999; 20 Pornography and Law 1019; History and Theory of Censorship 1019; Censorship of Books and Magazines 1026; Censorship of Art 1030; Censorship of Photographs 1032; Censorship of Film and Video 1033; Censorship of Electronic Media 1038; Censorship of Performance 1050; Censorship of the Mails 1051; Feminist Challenges to First Amendment and Privacy Interpretations 1053; Community Standards 1062; Nuisance Laws 1065; Antidisplay Ordinances and Zoning Legislation 1066; Courtrooms and Jurists 1068; Current State of the Law 1072; 21 The Economics of Pornography 1093; Historical Estimates 1095; The Current Bottom Line 1099; Print 1100; Films and Videotapes 1102; Cable and Satellite Television and Telephone Sex 1106; Income of Sex Workers 1108; Performance 1109; The Internet 1111; Organized Crime Links 1112.
Notes:: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Local Notes:: Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
Other Format:: Slade, Joseph W. Pornography & sexual representation
ISBN:: 0313275688; 0313315191; 0313315205; 0313315213
OCLC:: 43096807

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