02832nam 2200649Ia 450 991045210920332120200520144314.00-8147-5988-20-8147-6114-31-4356-0735-X(CKB)1000000000479506(EBL)865724(OCoLC)779828216(SSID)ssj0000249727(PQKBManifestationID)11208973(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000249727(PQKBWorkID)10227803(PQKB)10738887(MiAaPQ)EBC865724(OCoLC)181158014(MdBmJHUP)muse10578(Au-PeEL)EBL865724(CaPaEBR)ebr10189761(EXLCZ)99100000000047950620070209d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSperm counts[electronic resource] overcome by man's most precious fluid /Lisa Jean MooreNew York New York University Pressc20071 online resource (216 p.)IntersectionsDescription based upon print version of record.0-8147-9562-5 0-8147-5718-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-185) and index.In the beginning, there was sperm -- Lashing their tails : science discovers sperm -- My sperm in shining armor : children's books -- Overcome : the money shot in pornography and prostitution -- The family jewels : sperm banks and the crisis of fatherhood -- The little bit left behind : semen as evidence -- The future of sperm.2007 Choice Outstanding Academic Title. Winner of the Passing the Torch Award from the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies. It has been called sperm, semen, seed, cum, jizz, spunk, gentlemen's relish, and splooge. But however the "tacky, opaque liquid that comes out of the penis" is described, the very act of defining "sperm" and "semen" depends on your point of view. For Lisa Jean Moore, how sperm comes to be known is based on who defines it (a scientist vs. a defense witness, for example), under what social circumstances it is found (a doctor's office vs. a crime scene), and for what purposesIntersections: Transdisciplinary Persprectives on Genders and Sexualities SeriesMasculinitySocial aspectsSpermatozoaSemenElectronic books.MasculinitySocial aspects.Spermatozoa.Semen.306.7081Moore Lisa Jean1967-1046350MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452109203321Sperm counts2491099UNINA