Lesbian porn magazines and the sex wars : reimagining sex, power and identity / Elizabeth Groeneveld.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Groeneveld, Elizabeth, author.

Series:

Subversive histories, feminist futures NWSA prize

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States.

Lesbian pornography--United States.

Lesbian pornography.

Sex--Political aspects--United States.

Sex.

Sexual orientation--Political aspects--United States.

Sexual orientation.

Sex--Political aspects.

Sexual orientation--Political aspects.

Physical Description:

xi, 217 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.

Summary:

"Lesbian Porn Magazines and the Sex Wars re-examines the heated debates about the politics of sexuality known as the Sex Wars, investigating how they were fundamentally engaged in the complex intersections of gender, race, class, and sexuality. Groeneveld presents an accessible and fascinating framing of lesbian sex magazines as activist media texts engaged in education, community building and dialogue, amplifying theories or writers and artists across the intersectional spectrum. Making use of archival material and a cohort of lesbian radical porn magazines, the book posits that collectively these magazines helped create and circulate new ideas about sex, power and identity. The chapters cover lesbian public culture, Trans self-representation, AIDSs activism, and issues of consent. This is an essential intervention into sexuality studies and is suitable for students and scholars in gender and sexuality studies, sociology, media studies, literature, and cultural studies. Lesbian Porn Magazines and the Sex Wars: Reimagining Sex, Power and Identity is the 2021 winner of the NWSA Routledge Subversive Histories, Feminist Futures Prize"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Letters to the Editor as Frictional Space

Micro-theorizing, Pedagogies of Pleasure, and the Sexual Imperative in Lesbian Sex Advice Columns

Black Feminist Sex Radical Theorizing

Small Activism: Trans Self-Representation in Lesbian Sex Magazines

Creating Lesbian/Trans Lifeworlds in Fiction and in Fact

AIDS Information Activism

Consent and Lesbian Sex Magazines.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Groeneveld, Elizabeth. Lesbian porn magazines and the sex wars

ISBN:

9781032417721

1032417722

9781032417714

1032417714

OCLC:

1347220821

Publisher Number:

99993574439