Policing desire : pornography, AIDS, and the media / Simon Watney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Watney, Simon.

Series:

Media & society.

Media and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

AIDS (Disease)--Social aspects.

AIDS (Disease).

AIDS (Disease) in mass media.

Pornography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (189 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Herndon, VA : Cassell, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since its initial publication, Policing Desire has proved to be an unparalleled analysis of "the cacophony of voices which sounds through every institution of our society on the subject of AIDS." For this third edition Simon Watney has provided a new preface, a compelling new concluding essay, and a directory for AIDS information that includes electronic resources.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface (Second Edition); Preface (Third Edition); Introduction; 1 Sex, diversity and disease; 2 Infectious desires; 3 Moral panics; 4 Aids, pornography and law; 5 Aids and the press; 6 Aids on television; 7 Safer representations; 8 Epilogue; Conclusion (Second Edition); Conclusion (Third Edition); Notes; Resources: 1996; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-170) and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-8852-4

OCLC:

476094243