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6%OFFCarol Siegel - Sex Radical Cinema - 9780253018069 - V9780253018069
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Sex Radical Cinema

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Description for Sex Radical Cinema paperback. Num Pages: 244 pages, 15 b&w illus. BIC Classification: APFA; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 313.

In this provocative study of cinematic and televisual representations of "sex radicalism," Carol Siegel explores how representations of sexually explicit content on film have shaped American cultural visions of sex and sexual politics in the 21st century. Siegel distinguishes between a liberal approach to visual representations, which has over-emphasized normative equal opportunity while undervaluing our distinctive erotic selves, and a radical approach to visual representation, which portrays forbidden sexualities and desires. She illustrates how visual media participates in and even drives political policies related to pedophilia, prostitution, interracial relationships, and war. By examining such popular film and television shows as ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253018069
SKU
V9780253018069
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99-50

About Carol Siegel
Carol Siegel is Professor of English and American Studies at Washington State University Vancouver and author of New Millennial Sexstyles (IUP, 2000) and Goth's Dark Empire (IUP, 2005).

Reviews for Sex Radical Cinema
This is a blunt and passionate book about an absolutely essential topic of discussion. . . . Essential.
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