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9780847678853

Voluptuous Yearnings A Feminist Theory of the Obscene

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  • ISBN13:

    9780847678853

  • ISBN10:

    0847678857

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1993-12-22
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Summary

...a fascinating analysis of the status of the obscene and its representation in pornography in modern culture.... Caputi's thesis is masterfully argued....-James Glass, University of Maryland

Table of Contents

Introduction: Feminism, Pornography, and the Obscenep. 1
Metonymy and Fragmentation: Feminist Readings of Pornographyp. 15
The Contrapuntal Feminine and Male Hysteriap. 29
Thanatos, Abjection, and the "Race Toward Death"p. 47
The Contribution of Critical Theoryp. 61
Obscenity and American Culture: Controlp. 81
Notesp. 95
Select Bibliographyp. 103
Indexp. 109
About the Authorp. 115
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