The philosophy of pornography : contemporary perspectives / edited by Lindsay Coleman, Jacob M. Held.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coleman, Lindsay, 1978- author.

Held, Jacob M., 1977- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pornography.

Pornography--Philosophy.

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

xvi, 286 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2014]

Summary:

For many individuals, pornography is a troubling and problematic issue, Regardless of how the public views this topic, one thing is clear: pornography is as prevalent and accessible as smart-phones and laptop computers. Indeed, beyond traditional hardcore material, a pornographic sensibility permeates many aspects of our culture-from tween and young teen fashions to television and commercially successful films. In fact, pornography is so widespread that more often than not it is taken as a given in our modern social space. However, the thought of engaging in intellectual discussions about the topic strikes many-particularly scholars-as beneath them. And yet something this impactful, this definitive of modern culture, needs to be laid open to scrutiny. In The Philosophy of Pornography: Contemporary Perspectives, Lindsay Coleman and Jacob M. Held offer a collection of essays covering a wide range of viewpoints-from issues of free speech and porn's role in discrimination to the impact of porn on sexuality. These essays investigate the philosophical implications of pornography as a part of how we now seek to conceive and express our sexuality in contemporary life. Contributors to this volume discuss: pornography as a component of gender and sexual socialization, ecological understandings of sexually explicit media, subordination, sexualization, and speech, feminism and pornography, pornography's depiction of love and friendship, black women and pornography, playfulness and creativity in porn, Because its subject matter-sex, gender, interpersonal relationships, and even love-is reflective of who we are and what kind of society we want to create, pornography demands serious treatment. So whether one chooses to accept pornography as a fact of modern culture or not, this collection of timely essays represents a variety of voices in the ongoing debate. As such, The Philosophy of Pornography will be of interest to not only those who are engaged in porn studies but also to an audience educated in and conversant with recent trends in philosophy. Book jacket.

Contents:

Diagnoses of transformation : pornification, digital media, and the diversification of the pornographic / Susanna Paasonen

Pornography makes the man : the impact of pornography as a component of gender and sexual socialization / Matthew B. Ezzell

Truth claims about porn : when dogma and data collide / Shira Tarrant

Pornographic and pornified : feminist and ecological understandings of sexually explicit media / Robert Jensen

The problem with the problem of pornography : subordination, sexualization, and speech / Jacob M. Held

The price we pay? pornography and harm / Susan J. Brison

Heidegger, feminism, and pornography / Natalie Nenadic

Pornography and speech / Jennifer Hornsby

Pornography and the philosophy of language / Louise Antony

Porn, sex, and liberty : a dialogue / Nina Hartley and Jacob M. Held

The gentle side of pornography : a contemporary examination of pornography's depiction of love and friendship / Lindsay Coleman

Undisciplining pornography studies / Katrien Jacobs

Sisters are doin' it for themselves : black women and the new pornography / Ariane Cruz

Utopic futures of the other : pornography and the creative imaginary / Taine Duncan

In the arms of the angel : playfulness, creativity and porn's possibilities / Joy Simmons Bradley.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781442235960

1442235969

OCLC:

877808941