1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910827695103321

Autore

McNair Brian <1959->

Titolo

Striptease culture : sex, media and the democratization of desire / / Brian McNair

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Routledge, 2002

ISBN

9786613921710

1-134-55948-8

1-283-60926-6

0-203-46937-2

1-280-55720-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (258 p.)

Disciplina

306.7

Soggetti

Sex in mass media

Sex in popular culture

Gender identity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Striptease Culture Sex, media and the democratization of desire; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; Preface and acknowledgements; 1 Sex matters; 2 From Wilde to Wild: the end of patriarchy, or is it all just history repeating?; Part 1 Cultural sexualization: from pornosphere to public sphere; 3 The amazing expanding pornosphere; 4 Porno-chic, or the pornographication of the mainstream; 5 Striptease culture: the sexualization of the public sphere; Part 2 Sexual representation; 6 'Women, know your limits!'; 7 The mainstreaming of gayness; 8 Men behaving sadly: the crisis of masculinity?

Part 3 The aesthetics of sexual transgression9 Men, sex and transgression; 10 Queer culture; 11 Bad girls: sexual transgression as feminist strategy; 12 Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

From advertising to health education campaigns, sex and sexual imagery now permeate every aspect of culture. Striptease Culture explores the 'sexualization' of contemporary life, relating it to wider changes in post-war society.