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The Aesthetics of Degradation
Adrian Nathan West
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Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JFMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 196 x 16. Weight in Grams: 128.
Pornography keeps getting more extreme. Manufacturers, defenders and consumers of porn rely on a mix of wilful ignorance and bad faith to avoid serious discussion. When we do talk about violence against women in the porn world, the debate all too often becomes technical, complicated by legalities and outrage. But what are the moral and psychological consequences of the mercantilization of abuse? In this studied and ruthless examination of the place of pornography in contemporary life, translator and critic Adrian Nathan West treads dangerous literary and social ground, transcending cliches about free expression and the demands of the market to ... Read more
Pornography keeps getting more extreme. Manufacturers, defenders and consumers of porn rely on a mix of wilful ignorance and bad faith to avoid serious discussion. When we do talk about violence against women in the porn world, the debate all too often becomes technical, complicated by legalities and outrage. But what are the moral and psychological consequences of the mercantilization of abuse? In this studied and ruthless examination of the place of pornography in contemporary life, translator and critic Adrian Nathan West treads dangerous literary and social ground, transcending cliches about free expression and the demands of the market to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Repeater
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781910924181
SKU
V9781910924181
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About Adrian Nathan West
West is a novelist, essayist and translator based in Spain. His works have appeared in numerous journals in print and online, including 3: AM, Words Without Borders, The Times Literary Supplement, and The Review of Contemporary Fiction. He has translated books from German, Catalan, and Spanish, as well as short pieces from Portuguese, French, and Italian, by authors ranging from ... Read more
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