Gay pornography : representations of sexuality and masculinity /
"Gay pornography, online and onscreen, is a controversial and significantly under-researched area of cultural production. The book explores the iconography, themes and ideals that the genre presents. Indeed, John Mercer argues that gay pornography cannot be regarded as one-dimensional, but that...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York, NY :
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd,
2017.
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| Series: | Library of gender and popular culture ;
16. |
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| Summary: | "Gay pornography, online and onscreen, is a controversial and significantly under-researched area of cultural production. The book explores the iconography, themes and ideals that the genre presents. Indeed, John Mercer argues that gay pornography cannot be regarded as one-dimensional, but that it offers its audience a vision of plural masculinities that are more nuanced and ambiguous than they might seem. Mercer examines how the internet has generated an exponential growth in the sheer volume and variety of this material, and facilitated far greater access to it. He uses both professional and amateur examples to explore how gay pornography has become part of a wider cultural context in which modern masculinities have become 'saturated' by their constantly evolving status and function in popular culture."--Provided by publisher. |
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| Item Description: | The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture. |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 238 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1780765177 9781780765174 1780765185 9781780765181 |