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OverviewIn 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 Mystic River, The Wire, Fifty Shades of Grey, Batman Returns, and the HBO hits, Sex and the City and Girls, Siegel takes the discussion of radical sex in the movies out of the margins of political discussions and puts it in the center, where, she argues, it has belonged all along. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Carol SiegelPublisher: Indiana University Press Imprint: Indiana University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.485kg ISBN: 9780253018014ISBN 10: 0253018013 Pages: 244 Publication Date: 18 November 2015 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Recent Changes in the Representation of Sex and Politics in American Cinema 1. The Sexuality of Minors: Family Values and Mysteries of Pedophilia 2. Sex Trafficking Films, Or Taken for a Ride 3. Sex and Anti-Militarism 4. Interracial Sex and Architectures of American Horror 5. Tim Burton's Films, Children, and Perversity Conclusion: The Future, No Future Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsA much-needed, provocative intervention in current debates about sexuality, radicalism and the cinema. -Garry Watson, author of The Cinema of Mike Leigh A much-needed, provocative intervention in current debates about sexuality, radicalism and the cinema. Garry Watson, author of The Cinema of Mike Leigh A much-needed, provocative intervention in current debates about sexuality, radicalism and the cinema. -Garry Watson, author of The Cinema of Mike Leigh This is a blunt and passionate book about an absolutely essential topic of discussion.... Essential. -Choice A much-needed, provocative intervention in current debates about sexuality, radicalism and the cinema. Garry Watson, University of Alberta Author InformationCarol 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). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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