Striptease culture : sex, media and the democratization of desire / Brian McNair.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McNair, Brian, 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex in mass media.

Sex in popular culture.

Gender identity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From advertising to health education campaigns, sex and sexual imagery now permeate every aspect of culture. Striptease Culture explores the 'sexualization' of contemporary life, relating it to wider changes in post-war society.

Contents:

Striptease Culture Sex, media and the democratization of desire; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; Preface and acknowledgements; 1 Sex matters; 2 From Wilde to Wild: the end of patriarchy, or is it all just history repeating?; Part 1 Cultural sexualization: from pornosphere to public sphere; 3 The amazing expanding pornosphere; 4 Porno-chic, or the pornographication of the mainstream; 5 Striptease culture: the sexualization of the public sphere; Part 2 Sexual representation; 6 'Women, know your limits!'; 7 The mainstreaming of gayness; 8 Men behaving sadly: the crisis of masculinity?

Part 3 The aesthetics of sexual transgression9 Men, sex and transgression; 10 Queer culture; 11 Bad girls: sexual transgression as feminist strategy; 12 Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613921710

1-134-55948-8

1-283-60926-6

0-203-46937-2

1-280-55720-6

9780203469378

OCLC:

50766174