Smutty little movies: the creation and regulation of adult video

"Smutty Little Movies traces the adult film industry's transition from celluloid to home video beginning in the late 1970s alongside an examination of the cultural and legal efforts to regulate, contain, limit, or eradicate pornography. Drawing on a wide variety of materials, Smutty Little...

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Main Author: Alilunas, Peter 1974- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oakland, California University of California Press [2016]
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"Smutty Little Movies traces the adult film industry's transition from celluloid to home video beginning in the late 1970s alongside an examination of the cultural and legal efforts to regulate, contain, limit, or eradicate pornography. Drawing on a wide variety of materials, Smutty Little Movies de-centers the film text in favor of industrial histories and contexts. In doing so, the book argues that the struggles to contain and regulate pleasure represent a primary entry point for situating adult video's place in a larger history, not just of pornography, but media history as a whole."...Provided by publisher
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:xiv, 334 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9780520291706
9780520291713

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