Pornography and Sexual Representation: A Reference Guide, Volume I: 1 (American Popular Culture) - Hardcover

Slade III, Joseph W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0313315191 ISBN 13: 9780313315190

Publisher: Greenwood Press, 2000

Synopsis

For better or worse, pornography and sexual representation suffuse American culture. This first comprehensive guide to the literature includes the history of pornography in the United States and discusses pornography in a vast range of media. It presents information regarding bibliographies and reference tools concerning pornography and reviews of references devoted to the histories of sexuality and its representations and on theoretical works on erotica and pornography. A chronology of important dates in the history of American Pornography and a discussion of child pornography outline issues and events throughout its history. Dramatic, visual, and electronic media are gathered and arranged by topic. Pornography in all of its forms is explored in this three volume reference. Slade includes many avenues upon which pornography and sexual representation have had an impact including research and policy in the medical and social sciences, the law in the United States, and the economics of pornography. An invaluable tool for further research, this guide to the literature of pornography and sexual representation will appeal to scholars and students of popular culture, gender and women's studies, and gay and lesbian studies. It will also interest those in the field of American history and mass media.

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Review

"The range of topics is impressive: art, comics, film, folklore, humor, the Internet, literature, magazines, and photography, to name only a few. Librarians, researchers, and scholars will be indebted to Joseph Slade for compiling this superbly researched and well-organized reference work. Librarians will be particularly pleased that the work contains no illustrations: it may minimize the mutilation of this important research source."-American Reference Books Annual "In this excellent reference source, Slade, an acknowledged expert, describes the history of pornography and examines theoretical works and major research collections; focuses on sexual performance and gender in art, photography, motion pictures, and electronic media; and examines the role pornography plays in contemporary society. This is the most detailed exploration of the topic in print. For academic and large public libraries."-Library Journal "It is a definitive compilation of bibliographic essays on every conceivable topic related to pornography and sexual representation in America."-Feminist Collections ?It is a definitive compilation of bibliographic essays on every conceivable topic related to pornography and sexual representation in America.?-Feminist Collections ?The range of topics is impressive: art, comics, film, folklore, humor, the Internet, literature, magazines, and photography, to name only a few. Librarians, researchers, and scholars will be indebted to Joseph Slade for compiling this superbly researched and well-organized reference work. Librarians will be particularly pleased that the work contains no illustrations: it may minimize the mutilation of this important research source.?-American Reference Books Annual ?In this excellent reference source, Slade, an acknowledged expert, describes the history of pornography and examines theoretical works and major research collections; focuses on sexual performance and gender in art, photography, motion pictures, and electronic media; and examines the role pornography plays in contemporary society. This is the most detailed exploration of the topic in print. For academic and large public libraries.?-Library Journal

About the Author

JOSEPH W. SLADE is Professor with the School of Communication, Ohio University, Athens./e

Edition details

• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0313315191
• ISBN 13: 9780313315190
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 392