1 option
The paradox of porn : notes on gay male sexual culture / Don Shewey.
Van Pelt Library HQ76.965.P67 S54 2018
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shewey, Don, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gay pornography.
- Gay pornography--Social aspects.
- Gay pornography--Psychological aspects.
- Gay men--Sexual behavior.
- Gay men.
- Pornography--United States.
- Pornography.
- Sex--United States.
- Sex.
- Sex customs.
- Sex industry.
- Queer theory.
- Pornography--Social aspects.
- Pornography--Psychological aspects.
- Manners and customs.
- United States--Social life and customs.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 225 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Joybody Books, [2018]
- Summary:
- "Pornography has played a special role in the sex lives of gay men. It has taught us what desire between two men looks like, it has helped us figure out what turns us on, it has supported us in not feeling so alone, it has gotten us through times of loneliness and isolation, disease and disconnection, and it has contributed to many pleasurable orgasms. At the same time, the images from porn that are now ubiquitous in our lives have shaped and often distorted our ideas about what sex is, what normal bodies look like, how people make connections, and how we feel about ourselves. It's been hugely liberating and hugely oppressive. And that's the paradox of porn."-- Back of book
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-222).
- The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
- ISBN:
- 9781732134409
- 1732134405
- OCLC:
- 1089834733
- Publisher Number:
- 90101851030
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.